Nadene Goldfoot
Many women have represented Israel in the Miss Universe pageant, with some having notable success, including one winner. Israel's first and only Miss Universe winner was Rina Messinger in 1976. Other contestants have placed in the Top 5 or become semifinalists. Miss Universe 1976 was the 25th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Lee Theatre in Hong Kong, on 11 July 1976. Rina Messinger of Israel was crowned by Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland. This was the first and only time that an Israeli has won the competition. It was the only time in the pageant's history that the event was held in Hong Kong. Rina Messinger of Israel won the Miss Universe 1976 title, making her the first and only Israeli to win the competition. She was crowned in Hong Kong and, at the time, was a 20-year-old aerodynamics student and a glider pilot and instructor who wanted to work in the air industry. After her reign, she worked in public relations and later became a lawyer.
Rina Messinger of Israel won the Miss Universe 1976 title, making her the first and only Israeli to win the competition. She was crowned in Hong Kong and, at the time, was a 20-year-old aerodynamics student and a glider pilot and instructor who wanted to work in the air industry. After her reign, she worked in public relations and later became a lawyer. 
- Miriam Hadar: Was a finalist in 1958 and was 20 years old.Miriam Hadar Weingarten is an Israeli-American lawyer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Israel 1958 and represented Israel at Miss Universe 1958.During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Hadar Weingarten was the first woman to cross the Suez Canal into Egypt with the Israeli Armed Forces. To get to the front lines - ordinarily forbidden to women - she disguised herself as a man, wearing a helmet, boots and male uniform.
- Gal Gadot: Represented Israel at the Miss Universe 2004 pageant before becoming a famous actress as the Wonder Woman star. Gal Gadot's history began with her birth in Israel in 1985, her winning the Miss Israel title in 2004, and two years of mandatory service in the Israel Defense Forces as a combat trainer. Her career launched with modeling and then a breakout acting role in the Fast & Furious franchise, which led to international fame as Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe. Beyond acting, she is a mother and wife to Israeli businessman Yaron Versano, a co-founder of her production company, and a supporter of humanitarian causes. Israeli model Melanie Shiraz nee Asor (left, in green dress) was crowned "Miss Israel" in Miami on July 19, 2025, and will represent the country at the international Miss Universe pageant in Thailand in November. Credit: Miss Universe Israel. She was born in 1998 and is 26-27 years old.
- Melanie Shiraz: Won the Miss Universe Israel 2025 title and will represent Israel at the upcoming Miss Universe 2025 pageant. Born in Tel Aviv, she is an entrepreneur with an MBA from Tel Aviv University and dual degrees from UC Berkeley. Shiraz co-founded a fintech company and returned to Israel after the October 7 attacks to advocate for meaningful change on a global stage.
Israeli model Melanie Shiraz was crowned “Miss Universe Israel” on Saturday night and will represent the country at the international Miss Universe pageant in Thailand in November. The Miss Universe Israel pageant, now in its second year under its current format, is organized by Jewish American businessman Edgar Sakhain, owner of Edgar Entertainment, with the support of the Israeli Consulate. It replaces the iconic Beauty Queen of Israel contest, which for years launched the careers of many Israeli models. Though intended to select a representative for Israel to Miss Universe, the Israeli competition has for the second consecutive year been held in Miami.
Nawat Itsaragrisil ( born 10 August 1965), 60, is a Thai media personality and businessperson, best known as the president of Miss Grand International organization, the National Director of Miss Universe Thailand and the Executive Director of Miss Universe organization. In November 2025, he insulted Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch by referring to her as a "dumb head" should she follow the orders from Mexico's Miss Universe national director, who he claimed to have instructed Bosch not to post content related to Thailand, and in spite of her clarifying that it was a misunderstanding. After doing this Miss Universe 2024 Victoria Kjær Theilvig walked out of the hall and all other contestants followed her. Nawat claimed that he was misunderstood; however Raul Rocha, the president of Miss Universe Organization, stepped in thereafter and declared that Nawat would be restricted from participating in subsequent activities as much as possible while bringing in executives from MUO to manage the rest of the contest. Nawat subsequently apologised for his actions. I must say that David Muir's news tonight left out all these details. .Resource:
Update: 11/7/25 at 6:00am
https://www.jns.org/this-is-the-model-who-will-represent-israel-at-miss-universe/
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