Miss Universe Pageant

Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe, marking the first time a Danish woman won the contest.

Rikkie Kolle, a biologically male transgender model was crowned as ‘Miss Netherlands’ and will compete for the title of Miss Universe.

Miss Morocco, one of two Miss Universe contestants from Arab-Muslim countries to take part in the pageant for the first time this year, gushed about her time in Israel saying she “felt so so welcome” everywhere she went.

EILAT – Miss USA Elle Smith, who reached the top 10 on Monday’s Miss Universe pageant in Eilat, called Israel “wonderful” and vowed to be back.

EILAT, ISRAEL – Former Miss Israel and former Miss Iraq made a cameo at this year’s Miss Universe pageant in the southern Israeli town of Eilat, and spoke about the huge impact an impromptu selfie of the two had when they participated in the global beauty contest in 2017, including death threats and speeches at the United Nations.

Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane said if she had listened to the anti-Israel haters and her own government and not come to Israel for the Miss Universe pageant, she would have regretted it for the rest of her life even though she’s been “to hell and back,” the Jerusalem Post reported.

EILAT, ISRAEL – Miss Universe’s Israeli producers said they tried to persuade the American organizers of the contest, which this year takes place in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, to cancel the controversial swimsuit round and replace it with activewear.

A Miss Universe contestant has tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving in Israel, after the country decided to go ahead and host the beauty pageant despite barring entries to foreigners in a bid to fight the omicron variant.

The South African government has called on its national beauty pageant winner to boycott this year’s Miss Universe contest due to its location in Israel, citing “atrocities against Palestinians.”

Sarah Idan, the Miss Iraq contestant for the Miss Universe pageant, charged that the Miss Iraq Organization lied when they denied threatening to take her title away if she refused to remove a picture of her smiling next to Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, accompanied by a message of hope for peace.

Miss Iraq’s family was forced to flee their native Iraq for fear of their lives after photos of her smiling next to Miss Israel, as well as pictures of her in a bikini, taken during the Miss Universe Pageant last month surfaced online.

Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorists in the Philippines are planning to target the 2017 Miss Universe pageant that is scheduled to be held in their country, The Foreign Desk reports, citing a secret jihadi social media channel.

TEL AVIV – Gal Gadot was determined not to win the Miss Universe pageant, the Israeli actress told Jimmy Kimmel on his show Tuesday. Gadot, who plays Wonder Woman in this summer’s highly anticipated Batman v. Superman and 2017’s Wonder

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