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Miss Lebanon - Lebanon's Official National Beauty Pageant (Arabic: انتخابات ملكة جمال لبنان ) is a beauty contest in Lebanon. It takes the form of reality television, where in contestants live together for six weeks.
Miss Lebanon is the only national beauty contest that awards prizes worth more than half a million US dollars to its winners. It is broadcast by the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC).
During one year, the Lebanese winners compete in two of the five international pageants which include the four major beauty pageants, (Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth, Miss International, and a minor international pageant Miss Intercontinental), while two handpicked national contestants are chosen for the remaining ones.
[edit] Pageant Controversials
- In the 1972 Miss Universe pageant in Dorado, Puerto Rico, the 1971 winner, Georgina Rizk, was not allowed to attend due to government restrictions because of fears of a terrorist attack. These fears were triggered when, two months prior to the pageant, bombings occurred outside the hotel in which Miss USA, Tanya Wilson, was then staying. Lebanon did not send a delegate to the pageant that year either.
- In the 1993 Miss World peageant, in Sun City, South Africa, a photograph caused outrage in Lebanon, with Miss Lebanon, Ghada El Turck, accused of collaborating with the enemy, with the Israeli contestant, Tamara Porat. It was four months before Ghada was allowed to return to her country, which is officially still at war with Israel. The picture was scanned from the Times Magazine, November 22nd, 1993.
- Christina Sawaya, winner of the Lebanese pageant in 2001, dropped out the Miss Universe 2002 pageant, because she wouldn't compete in a pageant alongside Miss Israel, Yamit Har-Noy. As for other contestants, most, like Miss Egypt, Sally Shaheen, was upset and disappointed that Christina dropped out and said the controversy at the pageant has nothing to do with politics.
Lebanon was planning not to have a pageant for 2008, due the few national fightings, but due to positive evolution, and as declared by LBC, 18 contestants were formerly this year chosen through casting will compete to earn the crown of Miss Lebanon. The pageant will start 4th of July, and he crowning night will be held the 11th. Known names from the 18 finalists are: Michella Haddad, Carole Meouchy, and 16 other candidates.
[edit] Past Winners
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| Year |
Miss Lebanon |
Result |
| 2008 |
TBA July 4th & 11th |
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| 2007 |
Nadine Njeim |
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| 2006 |
NOT HELD |
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| 2005 |
Gabrielle BouRached |
Miss Asia 2005 3rd Runner-Up |
| 2004 |
Nadine Njeim |
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| 2003 |
Marie José Hnein |
Miss World 2003 Top 15 |
| 2002 |
NOT HELD |
|
| 2001 |
Christina Sawaya (كريستين صوايا) |
Miss International 2001 Winner |
| 2000 |
Sandra Rizk |
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| 1999 |
Norma Elias Naoum |
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| 1998 |
Clémence Achkar |
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| 1997 |
Joélle Georges Behlock |
Miss World 1997 Top 10 |
| 1996 |
Nisreen Sami Nasser |
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| 1995 |
Dina Azar |
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| 1994 |
Lara Badaui |
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| 1993 |
Ghada El Turck |
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| 1992 |
Nicole Berdawel |
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| 1991 |
Diana Bagdache |
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| 1988-1990 |
no pageants (civil war) |
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| 1987 |
Elaine George Fakhoury |
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| 1986 |
Mary Khoury |
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| 1985 |
Mirelle Abi Fares |
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| 1984 |
Reine Philip Barakat |
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| 1983 |
Elaine Khoury |
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| 1982 |
Dochka Abi Nader |
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| 1981 |
Zeina Joseph Challita |
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| 1980 |
Celeste Assal |
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| 1979 |
Jacqueline Riachi |
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| 1978 |
Katia Fakhry |
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| 1977 |
Vera Aloune |
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| 1976 |
Giséle Hachem |
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| 1975 |
Ramona Karam |
Miss World 1975 Top 15 |
| 1974 |
Sylvia Johannessian |
Miss World 1974 Top 15 |
| 1973 |
Marcelle Herro |
Miss Universe 1973 Top 10 |
| 1970 |
Georgina Rizk (جورجينا رزق) |
Miss Universe 1971 Winner |
| 1968-1969 |
no pageants (causes by six-day war) |
|
| 1967 |
Sonia Fares |
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| 1966 |
Marlene Taleh |
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| 1965 |
Rola George Harb |
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| 1964 |
Nana Bakaraf |
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| 1963 |
Mona Slim |
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| 1962 |
Eleanore Abi Karam |
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| 1961 |
Nouhad Cabbabe |
Miss Universe 1962 Top 15 |
| 1960 |
Giséle Nicholas Nasser |
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[edit] Best Results at Beauty Pageants
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