Rana Raslan Explained
| Rana Raslan |
| Birth Date: | 1977 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Wadi Nisnas, Haifa, Israel |
| Occupation: | Model (formerly) |
| Spouse: | [1] |
| Competitions: | Miss Israel 1999 (Winner)
Miss Universe 1999 (Unplaced) |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Haircolour: | Black |
| Eyecolour: | Brown |
Rana Raslan (ar|رنا رسلان; he|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
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] [1]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Rana: No chance for Arab in Israeli world of modeling. 2021-02-23. Bladi.info. fr-FR.
- Web site: FOR FIRST TIME, ARAB REIGNS AS MISS ISRAEL . 3 September 2024 . Buffalo News . 10 March 1999 . en.
- In the eye of the beholder . https://web.archive.org/web/20070302091321/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1999/421/re2.htm . 2007-03-02 . . 421 . March 1999 . Mohamed . Al-Masry.
- Web site: BBC News . Arab crowned Miss Israel . 3 September 2024 . 10 March 1999.
- Web site: Rana Raslan - Miss Universe competition. Flickr. 3 May 2006. 3 September 2024.
- Web site: In a first, Arab wins Miss Israel pageant . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214013922/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/03/11/in-a-first-arab-wins-miss-israel-pageant/ . live . 14 December 2022 . 3 September 2024 . Tampa Bay Times . en . 11 March 1999.
- Web site: 1999-03-11 . Back-slapping all round as Arab is crowned Miss Israel . 3 September 2024 . the Guardian . en . David . Sharrock.
- Web site: 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. . 2022-12-14 . Baltimore Sun. 11 March 1999 .
- Web site: Arab beauty rides Miss Israel title through thorny issues . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . November 5, 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829180100/http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/11973/arab-beauty-rides-miss-israel-title-through-thorny-issues/ . 2012-08-29 . dead . Jeannine . Mercer.
- Web site: https://www.mako.co.il/tv-exposure/articles/Article-9bd202c17161b71027.htm. he: חיים אתגר על המפגש עם השייח' אליו נישאה רנא רסלאן | חשיפה. 5 August 2021 . he . Mako . 3 September 2024.
