Adar Gandelsman
1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
(Winner for Miss Universe)
competition(s)
(Winner for Miss Universe)
Miss Universe 2017
(Unplaced)
Adar Gandelsman (Hebrew: אדר גנדלסמן; born 5 December 1997) is an Israeli model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the first runner-up at Miss Israel 2017, receiving the title of Miss Universe Israel, and competed at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.
Biography
Gandelsman was born in Ashkelon, Israel, to Brazilian Jewish parents who immigrated to Israel.[1][2]
She served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces from 2016 to 2018.[1]
Modeling career
After coming in second place at Miss Israel 2017, Gandelsman was crowned Miss Universe Israel 2017.[1] Adar succeeded Miss Universe Israel 2016 Yam Kaspers Anshel and represented Israel at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.[citation needed]
Adar competed at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant in Las Vegas, but did not place. At the pageant, Gandelsman took a selfie with Sarah Idan, Miss Universe Iraq that year. In December 2017 Idan and her family fled Iraq due to outrage from Iraqi citizens over her posing for a photo with Miss Israel who had also served in the Israel Defense Forces at the time.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Meet the new Miss Israel: Jerusalemite Rotem Rabi". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ NEWS, Pageants. "Meet Adar Gandelsman, Miss Israel Universe 2017". Pageants News. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Miss Israel: Iraqi contestant's family forced to flee country over joint selfie". Times of Israel. December 14, 2017.
External links
- Adar Gandelsman on Instagram
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Preceded by | Miss Israel 2017 | Succeeded by |
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- ANG: Lauriela Martins
- ARU: Alina Mansur
- AUS: Olivia Rogers
- BRA: Monalysa Alcântara
- CAN: Lauren Howe
- COL: Laura González
- HRV: Shanaelle Petty
- SLV: Alisson Abarca
- FRA: Alicia Aylies
- GUA: Isel Suñiga
- GYN: Rafieya Husain
- ISL: Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir
- IND: Shraddha Shashidhar
- IDN: Bunga Jelitha
- IRQ: Sarah Idan
- IRL: Cailín Toibín
- ISR: Adar Gandelsman
- JAM: Davina Bennett
- JPN: Momoko Abe
- KAZ: Kamilla Asylova
- KOR: Cho Se-whee
- MYS: Samantha Katie James
- MLT: Tiffany Pisani
- MEX: Denisse Franco
- MMR: Zun Than Sin
- NIC: Berenice Quezada
- PER: Prissila Howard
- PHL: Rachel Peters
- PUR: Danna Hernández
- ROM: Ioana Mihalache
- RUS: Kseniya Alexandrova
- ZAF: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
- ESP: Sofía del Prado
- SWE: Frida Fornander
- THA: Maria Ehren
- TUR: Pınar Tartan
- USA: Kára McCullough
- VIR: Esonica Veira
- VEN: Keysi Sayago
- ZAM: Isabel Chikoti