Rana Raslan

Rana Raslan Biography

Rana Raslan (, ; born 17 March 1977) is an Arab-Israeli and former model from Haifa who won the Miss Israel title in 1999. She was the first, and so far the only, Israeli-Arab to win the first place. She also represented Israel at the 1999 Miss Universe beauty pageant.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Raslan's nomination as a feat of democracy in Israel.

Rana Raslan describes herself as a "secular Muslim" in responding to accusations of Muslim fundamentalists regarding immorality - specifically in reference to the swimsuit part of the pageant.

Rana Raslan

Rana Raslan Biography

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