Rana Raslan
Rana Raslan | |
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.jpg) Raslan after being crowned national beauty queen in Tel Aviv, 9 March 1999 | |
| Born | 17 March 1977 Wadi Nisnas, Haifa, Israel |
| Occupation | Model (formerly) |
| Spouse |
Unknown (m. 2003) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Israel 1999 (Winner) Miss Universe 1999 (Unplaced) |
Rana Raslan (Arabic: رنا رسلان; Hebrew: רנא רסלאן; born 17 March 1977) is an Israeli former model who won Miss Israel in 1999.[2] With the cancellation of the pageant in 2022, she remains the only Arab and Muslim to have won the title.[3][4] Following her crowning as national beauty queen, Raslan represented Israel at Miss Universe that same year.[5]
Concurrent Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Raslan's first-place nomination as a "clear manifestation of equality and cooperation between Jews and Arabs in Israel" and criticized the assertion that Arabs are treated as second-class citizens under Israeli law.[6][7][8]
Early and personal life[edit]
Raslan was born on 17 March 1977 in Wadi Nisnas, a neighbourhood in the city of Haifa; her father is an Arab Muslim and her mother is an Arab Christian who converted to Islam.
She has described herself as a "secular Muslim" in response to accusations of immorality by Muslim fundamentalists—specifically in reference to the beauty pageants' usage of swimsuits.[9]
In 2003, Raslan relocated to Dubai after her marriage to an Emirati businessman.[10][11]
See also[edit]
- Lucy Aharish, Arab-Israeli journalist and actress
- Huda Naccache, Arab-Israeli model
- Lucy Ayoub, Arab-Israeli journalist
- Mira Awad, Arab-Israeli musical artist
References[edit]
- ^ "Rana: No chance for Arab in Israeli world of modeling". Bladi.info (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Staff (10 March 1999). "FOR FIRST TIME, ARAB REIGNS AS MISS ISRAEL". Buffalo News. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "In the eye of the beholder" Archived 2007-03-02 at the Wayback Machine Al-Ahram #421, March 1999
- ^ "BBC News | Middle East | Arab crowned Miss Israel". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Rana Raslan - Miss Universe competition". Flickr. 3 May 2006.
- ^ "In a first, Arab wins Miss Israel pageant". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Back-slapping all round as Arab is crowned Miss Israel". the Guardian. 11 March 1999. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Israel's beauty queen is Arab; Contest: The Jewish state's first Muslim Miss Israel carries a lot more than a crown on her head". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Arab beauty rides Miss Israel title through thorny issues", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 5, 1999
- ^ "חיים אתגר על המפגש עם השייח' אליו נישאה רנא רסלאן | חשיפה". 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Rana: No chance for Arab in Israeli world of modeling". Bladi.info (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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