Sivan Sarah Klein ( he, סיון קליין; born ) is an Israeli model and

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who represented her country at the Miss Universe 2003

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after she was crowned Miss Israel 2003. She is a television and radio host.

Early life

Klein was born in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

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 an

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

family. Klein was serving as a soldier in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

during her participation in the Miss Israel pageant. She studied law and business management at the

IDC Herzliya Reichman University ( he, אוניברסיטת רייכמן) is Israel's only private university, located in Herzliya, Tel Aviv District. It was founded in 1994 as the IDC Herzliya private college, before being rebranded in 2021. It receives no ...

college.

Miss Israel 2003

Sivan Klein joined the Miss Israel pageant ("Israel's Beauty Queen") in 2003, in which she won the most-coveted title Israel's Beauty Queen, replacing last year's winner Yamit Har-Noy. She won the rights to represent Israel at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant in

.Ben-Tal, Daniel. (5 June 2003)
A good little Jerusalem girl
''Jerusalem Post''Winer, Stuart (11 April 2003)

''Jerusalem Post''.

Miss Universe 2003

Sivan Klein flew to Panama for the Miss Universe 2003 pageant. She was a favourite to make it into the Top 15. However, she did not make the cut. She was 19 years old when she represented Israel in this pageant.

References

External links

Miss Israel 2003 at PageantopolisJerusalem Post article on Sivan Klein
1984 births Reichman University alumni Israeli beauty pageant winners Israeli female models Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent Israeli television personalities Living people Miss Israel winners Miss Universe 2003 contestants Models from Jerusalem People from Jerusalem Israeli Ashkenazi Jews {{Asia-pageant-bio-stub