Illana Diamant ( he, אילנה דיאמנט), better known as Illana Shoshan ( he, אילנה שושן) is a Miss Israel, an

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, a

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, and a social activist for female empowerment and women's rights.

Biography

Shoshan was born in

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, where she was crowned as Miss Israel in 198

She went on to become an international Model (person), model, which brought her to the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in

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where she studied acting. She then moved from New York to

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, where she took acting classes and story development at

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.(7 March 2010)
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'' (in Hebrew) Within two years of moving to Los Angeles, Illana produced her first film, Joshua Tree, starring Dolph Lundgren. After marrying film producer

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, the couple formed Signature Entertainment group, where Illana was Head of Development. She also served as Casting Director on Signature films including Hairy Tale, The Body, and

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, and developed and produced the upcoming Funky Monkey from

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. In 2003, Shoshan produced

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written and directed by Dan Harris starring Emile Hirsch, Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Daniels, and Michele Williams. Shoshan led a fashion campaign for the Israeli Fashion line CRAZY LINE. She also did a Ted talk on "Breaking The Mold And Rising Above". Illana went back to school to get her LLB and MA in LAW and passed the bar. In 2010, on the 60th anniversary of the Miss Israel pageant, Illana was elected Miss Israel of All Time (Queen of Queens) in an open vote. Illana is a board member of IWN Israeli Women Network, and a board member of The Gesher Film Foundation.

References

External links

* * http://www.nrg.co.il/online/55/ART2/399/142.html * http://www.iba.org.il/program.aspx?scode=1624298 {{DEFAULTSORT:Diamant, Illana Israeli emigrants to the United States Israeli female models Israeli film actresses Israeli film producers Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni Living people Miss Israel winners Miss Universe 1980 contestants Open University of Israel alumni People from Kfar Saba UCLA Film School alumni Year of birth missing (living people)