Nikol Reznikov (

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: ניקול רזניקוב; born December 27, 1999) is an Israeli model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Israel 2018 and she represented

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pageant.

Life and career

Reznikov was born in

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, to parents Evgeni and Victoria. She studyed Communications in high school. Her father runs an

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department store, whereas her mother is a bookkeeper. Her grandmother taught her

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. Her father was born in

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, USSR. In 2020, Reznikov competed as a contestant on '' Survivor: VIP 3'', the tenth season of the Israeli edition of the ''Survivor'' franchise.

Pageantry

Miss Israel 2018

Reznikov was crowned as Miss Israel 2018 pageant. She succeeded outgoing Miss Israel 2017

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Miss Universe 2018

Reznikov represented her

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at the

pageant in

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. She was unplaced.

References

External links

missisrael.ynet.co.il

Miss Israel on Instagram
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