Doron Matalon
Doron Matalon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Doron Matalon 20 May 1993 |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Israel 2014 (Winner for Miss Universe) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Israel 2014 (Winner for Miss Universe) Miss Universe 2014 (TBA) |
Doron Matalon (Template:Lang-he, born 20 May 1993) is an Israeli who won the title of Miss Israel 2014 for Miss Universe 2014. She will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant.
Personal life
Doron Matalon was born and raised in Beit Aryeh-Ofarim. Her father is a manager at IBM and her mother is a kindergarten teacher. The meaning of her name is "gift" in both Hebrew and Greek. She served as a sergeant in the Northern Command of the Israeli army.[1]
In December 2011, Matalon gained national publicity after a sex segregation incident on a Jerusalem bus. She said a 45-year-old Haredi man demanded she move to the back of the bus, threatening her and calling her a prostitute, but she refused. The incident was covered extensively by the Israeli media, and she became a symbol of women's empowerment.[2][3] Matalon pressed charges and the man was later convicted of sexually harassing her.[4]
Pageantry
Miss Israel 2014
Matalon was crowned as the Miss Universe Israel 2014 together with Mor Mamman who was crowned as the official Miss Israel at the pageant. The Miss Israel pageant was held at the Congress Center in Haifa.[5]
Miss Universe 2014
Matalon is now preparing for the Miss Universe 2014 pageant where will compete with more than 80 contestants from all over the world. Miss Universe 2013, Gabriela Isler of Venezuela will crown her successor at end of the event.
On January 17th, 2015, Miss Lebanon Saly Greige defended herself on the photo-sharing service Instagram, saying Matalon had pestered her for a picture together and finally photobombed her.
"Since the first day of my arrival to participate to Miss Universe, I was very cautious to avoid being in any photo or communication with Miss Israel, who tried several times to take a photo with me," Greige said.
"I was having a photo with Miss Japan, Miss Slovenia, suddenly Miss Israel jumped in and took a selfie, and uploaded it on her social media." [6]
See also
References
- ^ Doron's official info on facebook
- ^ Israeli female soldier accosted for rebuffing Haredi bus segregation
- ^ Israeli Beauty Queen Doron Matalon Defies Ultra-Orthodox Jew on Gender-Segregated Bus
- ^ Jewish man convicted of sexual harassment after calling female soldier a whore
- ^ Miss Israel 2014 Results
- ^ http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/israeli-selfie-from-miss-universe-contest-causes-stir-in-lebanon/ar-AA8jm4O