Talleen Abu Hanna

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Talleen Abu Hanna
Talleen Abu Hanna.jpg
Born30 July 1994
Nazareth, Northern District, Israel
Occupation(s)model, actress, beauty pageant winner, television personality
Height180 c"m
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Trans Israel 2016
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorGreen [1]
Major
competition(s)		 Miss Trans Israel 2016
(Winner)
Miss Star International 2016
(1st Runner-Up)
Miss Israel 2018 (4th place)

Talleen Abu Hanna (born 30 July 1994) is an Israeli-Arab beauty pageant winner, model, actress, and television personality. In 2016, she was crowned the first-ever Miss Trans Israel and placed first runner-up at Miss Star International. She was a contestant on the Israeli reality television series Big Brother and the reality series Goalstar. In 2018, she competed in Miss Israel.

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Early life

Abu Hanna was born in Nazareth to a Catholic Israeli Arab family. [1] She has two sisters. [2] Abu Hanna grew up in Nazareth and identifies as both Israeli and Arab. [1]

Abu Hanna studied dance and theatre as a child. [2] She came out as a transgender woman when she was fourteen years old. [2] Following her coming out, she moved to Tel Aviv in order to transition. [2]

Career

In 2016, she won the first-ever Miss Trans Israel pageant, the first transgender beauty competition in Israel. [1] [3] Abu Hanna was crowned Miss Trans Israel at Habima Theater, Israel's national theater. [4] She went on to represent Israel at Miss Star International in Barcelona in August 2016. [2] [5] She placed first runner-up in the international competition. [6] Following the pageant, she appeared as a contestant on the reality television show Big Brother and on the reality show Goalstar. [7] [8]

On 8 May 2017, Abu Hanna attended a reception at Beit HaNassi in Jerusalem and met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. [7] In June 2017, she gave an address at a Pride Month event hosted at the Embassy of Israel, Washington, D.C.. [7] She has spoken to transgender youth at shelters in Tel Aviv and at Casa Ruby, an LGBTQ community center in Washington, D.C. [7]

She modeled in an advertisement campaign for the Spanish fashion label Desigual. [6]

In 2018, Abu Hanna competed in the Miss Israel pageant.

Abu Hanna works as a model and actress and teaches dance classes. [1] [9]

Personal life

In 2015, Abu Hanna underwent gender-affirming surgery in Thailand. [1]

Abu Hanna is a practicing Catholic. [10]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Miss Trans Israel Talleen Abu Hanna addresses The Israel Summit Fall 2021" . Retrieved 26 January 2024– via www.youtube.com.
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  4. ↑ "Israeli Christian wins first 'Miss Trans Israel' pageant". AP News. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Israeli Arab Catholic ballerina wins Israel's first transgender beauty pageant". SBS News. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Arab-Israeli wins second place at 'Miss Trans,' says she 'found peace'". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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  9. ↑ "Miss Trans Israel talks about title, work - Windy City Times News". Windy City Times. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Register, Orange County Register | Orange County (28 May 2016). "Arab Catholic wins first 'Miss Trans Israel' pageant" . Retrieved 26 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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