Israel at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Israel's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants.

Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, ^[1] widely covered and broadcast by media. ^[2] The Wall Street Journal, ^[3] BBC News, ^[4] CNN, ^[5] Xinhua News Agency, ^[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters ^[7] and Agence France-Presse ^{[8] [9]} collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

The country has won two victories:

• One — Miss Universe crown (1976)
• One — Miss World crown (1998)

Israel's Big Four titleholders

Israel has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women. ^{[3] [13]} These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

Color Key

•   Miss Universe winner
•   Miss World winner
•   Miss International winner
•   Miss Earth winner
•   Ended as Runner-up
•   Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists

YEAR	MISS UNIVERSE	MISS WORLD	MISS INTERNATIONAL	MISS EARTH
2021	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
2020	Tehila Levi	↑ No Pageant Held		x
2019	Sella Sharlin	x	x	Reem Matar
2018	Nikol Reznikov	x	x	Dana Zreik
2017	Adar Gandelsman	Rotem Rabi	x	Elian Qupty
2016	Yam Kaspers Anshel	Karin Alia	x	Mira Kahli
2015	Avigail Alfatov	x	x	Shams Touraani
2014	Doron Matalon	Mor Maman	Shani Hazan	Tala Safadi
2013	Yityish Titi Aynaw	x	x	Maria Abboud
2012	Lina Makhuli	Shani Hazan Top 30	Yael Markovich	x
2011	Kim Edri	Ella Ran	x	Huda Naccache
2010	Bat-el Jobi	Shavit Wiesel	x	x
2009	Julia Dyment	Adi Rodnitzky	x	Noy Michaelov
2008	Shunit Faragi	Tamar Ziskind	x	Lin Mor
2007	Sharon Kenett	Liran Kohener	x	Mor Donay
2006	Anastacia Entin	Yael Nizri	x	x
2005	Elena Ralph Top 10	Keren Shacham	Moran Gerbi	Avivit Meirson
2004	Gal Gadot	Rita Lukin	Li'or Karen	Keren Somekh Top 16
2003	Sivan Klein	Miri Levy	Stavit Budin	Moran Glistron
2002	Yamit Har-Noy	Karol Lowenstein	Shelly Dina'i	↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Israel sent their first delegate in 2003.)
2001	Ilanit Levy Top 10	Keren Schlimovitz	Dikla Elkabetz Top 12
2000	Nirit Bakshi	Dana Dantes	Dana Farkash
1999	Rana Raslan	Jenny Chervoney Top 5	Nofit Shevach
1998	Hagit Raz	Linor Abargil WINNER	Galia Abramov
1997	Dikla Hamdi	Mirit Greenberg	Lital Shapira Top 10
1996	Liraz Mesilaty	Talia Lewenthal	Ann Konopny
1995	Jana Kalmann	Miri Bohadana Top 5	Michal Shtibel'
1994	Ravit Yarkoni	Shirley Schwartzberg	Nitzan Kirshenboim Top 10
1993	Jana Khodirker	Tamara Porat	Anat Elimelech Top 10
1992	Einat Zmora	Ravit Asaf Top 10	Sarit Afangar
1991	Miri Goldfarb	Li’at Ditkovsky	Efrat Bruner
1990	Yvonna Krugliak	Ari’ela Tessler	Ravit Lichtenberg Top 10
1989	Nicole Halperin	Ronit Siton	Limor Fishel
1988	Shirley Ben-Mordechai	Dganit Cohen	Galit Aharoni Top 15
1987	Yamit Noy	Ya’el Gertler Top 12	Ofir Alony Top 15
1986	Nilly Drucker	Osnat Mo’as	Chava Distenfeld Top 15
1985	Hilla Kelmann	Maja Wechtenhaim Top 7	Avivit Nachmany
1984	Sapir Koffmann	Iris Look Top 12	Pazit Cohen Top 12
1983	Shim'ona Hollander	Yi'fat Schechter Top 12	Sigal Fogel
1982	Deborah Hess	Anat Kerem	Nava Hazgov Top 12
1981	Dana Wexler	Ninnette Assur	Li’ora Goldberg
1980	Illana Shoshan	Anat Zimmermann 3rd Runner-Up	Irit Altmann
1979	Vered Polgar	Dana Peler	Helly Ben-David
1978	Dorit Jellinek Top 12	Sari Alon	Lea Avgi
1977	Zehava Vardi	Ya’el Hovav	Ronit Makover
1976	Rina Messinger WINNER	Levana Abarbanel Top 15	Dorit Cohen
1975	Orit Cooper Top 12	Atida Mor	Pazit Li’ad
1974	Edna Levy	Lea Klain 2nd Runner-Up	Nurit Bar
1973	Limor Schreibman-Sharir 4th Runner-Up	Chaja Katzir 3rd Runner-Up	Aviva Magor
1972	Ilana Goren Top 12	Hanna Urdan 2nd Runner-Up	Ronif Gafni
1971	Eti Orgad Top 12	Miri Ben-David Top 15	Carmela Man Top 15
1970	Moshit Tsiporin	Irit Lavi 2nd Runner-Up	Eti Orgad
1969	Chava Levy 3rd Runner-Up	Tehila Selah Top 15	Sara Dvir
1968	Miriam Friedman Top 15	Miri Zamir 2nd Runner-Up	Daniela Hod Top 15
1967	Batia Kabiri 4th Runner-Up	Dalia Regev 3rd Runner-Up	Yaffa Sharir 1st Runner-Up
1966	Aviva Israeli 4th Runner-Up	Segula Gohr	↑ No Pageant Held
1965	Aliza Sadeh Top 15	Shlomit Gat	Iris Bar-Or Top 15
1964	Ronit Rinat 2nd Runner-Up	Jehudit Peri	Dafna Noy Top 15
1963	Sherin Ibrahim	Sara Talmi	Ester Kfir
1962	Jehudit Mazor Top 15	Ilana Porat Top 15	Nurit Newman Top 15
1961	Atida Pisanti Top 15	Er’ela Hod	Dalia Lion Top 15
1960	Aliza Gur Top 15	Gila Golan 1st Runner-Up	Lili Dajani Top 15
1959	Rina Yitzchakov Top 15	Ziva Shomrat 2nd Runner-Up	↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.)
1958	Miriam Hadar Top 15	Rachel Shafrir
1957	Atara Barzilay	Sara Elimor 6th Runner-Up
1956	Sara Tal Top 15	Rina Weiss 2nd Runner-Up
1955	Ilana Carmel	Miriam Kotler
1954	Aviva Pe'er	×
1953	×	Chavatzelet Dror
1952	Ora Vered	↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. Israel sent their first delegate in 1953.)
1951	↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States.)
1950

× Did not compete
↑No pageant held

Pageant	Placements	Best result
Miss Universe	20	Winner (1976)
Miss World	24	Winner (1998)
Miss International	18	1st Runner-up(1967)
Miss Earth	1	Top 16(2004)
Total	63	2 TITLES

Hostings

Year	Pageant	Location	Venue
2021	Miss Universe	Eilat	TBA

See also

• Miss Israel

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