Adar Gandelsman
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Adar Gandelsman | |
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| Born | 5 December 1997 |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Israel 2017 (Winner for Miss Universe) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Israel 2017 (Winner for Miss Universe) Miss Universe 2017 (Unplaced) |
Adar Gandelsman (Template:Lang-he; born 5 December 1997) is an Israeli model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the first runner-up at Miss Israel 2017, receiving the title of Miss Universe Israel, and competed at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.
Personal life
Gandelsman is from Ashkelon, Israel, to a Jewish family.[1]
As of May 2017, she serves as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.[1]
Pageantry
After coming in second place at Miss Israel 2017, Gandelsman was crowned Miss Universe Israel 2017.[1] Adar succeeds Miss Universe Israel 2016 Yam Kaspers Anshel and represented Israel at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.[citation needed]
Adar competed at Miss Universe 2017 pageant in Las Vegas but did not place. At the pageant, Gandelsman took a selfie with Sarah Idan, Miss Universe Iraq that year. In December 2017 Idan and her family fled Iraq due to outrage from Iraqis over her posing for a photo with Miss Israel.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Meet the new Miss Israel: Jerusalemite Rotem Rabi". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ "Miss Israel: Iraqi contestant's family forced to flee country over joint selfie". Times of Israel. December 14, 2017.
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