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An 18-year-old high school student from Kiryat Shmona was named Israel's "Queen of Beauty" last week in Haifa. Yael Nizri, an aspiring lawyer and future army recruit from the northern border town, was named winner of the 2006 Miss Israel pageant at the conclusion of Channel 2's live broadcast of the event last Wednesday, which was hosted by singer/ dancer Orna Datz for the third consecutive year and featured appearances by Haifa's mayor and Israeli music channel personality Becky Griffin.
Clad in a white evening gown, the dark-haired Nizri, the product of a Dutch mother and a Moroccan father, became Israel's 56th Malkat Hayofi (Queen of Beauty). Scheduled for army service following her high school graduation later this year, Nizri earned a car for her victory and will receive Israel's spot at the 2006 Miss Universe pageant, where she'll attempt to become only the second Israeli named the world's most beautiful woman.
Broadcast from Haifa's Mercaz Hacongressim, the evening opened with a field of 20 finalists, who stalked the...