Beauty pageant

Melanie Shiraz wins Miss Universe Israel 2025 crown, vows to use platform for meaningful change

The 26-year-old is already coordinating with Jewish orgs. "I didn't enter this competition just to wear a crown—I did it because I believe in the power of this platform to create real impact."

 Melanie Shiraz is crowned at Miss Universe Israel 2025.
THE BEAUTY PAGEANT FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS

Miss Holocaust Survivor documentary wins Ernst Lubitsch award

 Mia Le Roux at Miss South Africa 2024

First deaf Miss South Africa crowned amid controversy over finalist's heritage

Finnish neo-nazis start their Independence Day march with swastika flags in Helsinki, Finland December 6, 2018.

'Miss Aryan Angel' of Oxford wins Miss Hitler beauty pageant


Family of Miss Iraq flee country after photo posted with Miss Israel

Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, told Israeli media she enjoys a special friendship with her Iraqi counterpart.

Contestants Miss Iraq, Sarah Eedan (R) and Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman (L) pose together for a selfie, during preparations for the Miss Universe 2017 beauty pageant in Las Vegas, United States November 13, 2017

For the first time ever, Miss Germany could be a Jew

German-Jewish pageant queen Tamar Morali sees her success as an achievement for the Jewish people.

Tamar Morali

Brazilian media highlights Miss Israel’s local roots

“I have everything from Brazil, the colors, the joy from Brazil. I think I am more Brazilian than Israeli.”

Miss Israel 2017 runner up Adar Gendelsman

Miss Israel, Miss Iraq overcome diplomatic barrier on Instagram

Were beauty queens able to succeed where diplomatic efforts over the years have failed?

Miss Israel and Miss Iraq pose together in a picture for Instagram in 2017.

Jews on Twitter show love for Lebanon

'Forbes' featured Tel Aviv and Beirut as great tourists destinations for the fall of 2017 in the same article.

On the Tel Aviv Beach

#2 Gal Gadot - A global sensation and she’s one of ours

While Gadot never seems to get political and steers clear of controversy, she certainly doesn’t try to hide her Israeli and Jewish heritage.

ACTRESS GAL GADOT is on the cover of the September issue of ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine

Right From Wrong: Terrorists and tiaras

Hanna should respond to the travesty by railing at her Lebanese hosts.

Sally Greige holds her tiara after being crowned Miss Lebanon.

Freedoms of beauty queens

Lebanese beauty queen Amanda Hanna has been faulted for her openness.

Lebanese beauty queen Amanda Hanna

Lebanese beauty queen visits Israel, loses her title

This is the second time a Lebanese beauty queen has run into issues because of Lebanon's relationship with Israel.

Lebanese beauty queen Amanda Hanna

Meet the new Miss Israel: Jerusalemite Rotem Rabi

As is customary, Rabi, a former Air Force medic, will represent Israel in the Miss World competition, which will be held in December in China.

Rotem Rabi, the new Miss Israel