Rana Raslan
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Rana Raslan (Hebrew: רנא רסלאן, Arabic: رنا رسلان, born 17 March 1977) is an Arab Israeli from Haifa who was named Miss Israel in 1999. She was the first, and so far the only, Arab Israeli to win this title.[3][4] She also took part in the 1999 Miss Universe contest.[5]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Raslan's nomination as a feat of democracy in Israel, while some Arab and Israeli journalists viewed it as a pre-electional political move.[3]
Rana Raslan describes herself as a "secular Muslim" in responding to accusations of Muslim fundamentalists regarding immorality – specifically in reference to the swimsuit part of the pageant.