Adar Gandelsman ( he, אדר גנדלסמן; born 5 December 1997) is an

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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

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pageant.

Biography

Gandelsman was born in

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, to Brazilian Jewish parents who immigrated to Israel. She served as a soldier in the

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from 2016 to 2018.

Modeling career

After coming in second place at Miss Israel 2017, Gandelsman was crowned Miss Universe Israel 2017. Adar succeeded Miss Universe Israel 2016

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m and represented

at the

pageant. Adar competed at the

pageant in

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, but did not place. At the pageant, Gandelsman took a

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with

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, Miss Universe Iraq that year. In December 2017 Idan and her family fled

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due to outrage from Iraqi citizens over her posing for a photo with Miss Israel who had also served in the

at the time.

References

External links

Miss Israel on Instagram
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Biography

Modeling career

See also

References

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