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Martine Andraos, Miss Lebanon 2009

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Miss Lebanon - Lebanon's Official National Beauty Pageant (Arabic: انتخابات ملكة جمال لبنان‎) is a beauty contest in Lebanon.

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).

[edit] Format

Every year, the Miss Lebanon Pageant takes on a new format with a new number of contestants. On average, the pageant has taken form of a one night gala, several primes, and even reality television. Below is an outline of the recent years of the pageant's format:

Pageant	Winner	# of Contestants	Format	# of Primes	Venue

2003	Marie Jose Hnein	16	Reality TV (24/7)	6	LBC Studio
2004	Nadine Njeim	16	Reality TV (24/7)	6	LBC Studio
2005	Gabrielle Bou Rached	30	Weekly Primes	5	Casino Du Liban
2007	Nadine Njeim	18	Weekly Primes	3	Casino Du Liban
2008	Rosarita Tawil	18	Weekly Primes	2	LBC Studio
2009	Martine Andraos	16	Grand Gala	1	LBC Studio
2010	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

[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 pageant, 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 22, 1993.

[edit] Winners

Rosarita Tawil, Miss Lebanon 2008

Note: Contest was cancelled 1967-68 (Six day war), 1971-72 (promoter could not guarantee contestants safety), 1988-90 (Civil war) and 2002 and 2006, (due to conflicts with Israel).

Year	Miss Lebanon	Results

2009	Martine Tlete Andraos
2008	Rosarita Tawil
2007	Nadine Njeim
2005	Gabrielle Bou Rached
2004	Nadine Njeim
2003	Marie José Hnein	Miss World 2003 Top 15
2001	Christina Sawaya (كريستين صوايا)	Miss International 2002 Winner
2000	Sandra Rizk
1999	Norma Elias Naoum
1998	Clémence Achkar
1997	Joélle Georges Behlock	Miss World 1997 Top 10
1996	Nisreen Sami Nasser
1995	Dina Azar
1994	Lara Badaui
1993	Ghada El Turck
1992	Nicole Berdwel
1991	Diana Bagdache
1987	Elaine George Fakhoury
1986	Mary Khoury
1985	Mirelle Abi Fares
1984	Renée Philip Barakat
1983	Sylvia Hobieka
1982	Dochka Abi Nader
1981	Zeina Joseph Challita
1980	Celeste Assal
1979	Jacqueline Riachi
1978	Katia Fakhry
1977	Vera Aloune
1976	Giséle Hachem
1975	Ramona Karam	Miss World 1975 Top 15
1974	Sylvia Johannessian	Miss World 1974 Top 15
1973	Marcelle Herro	Miss Universe 1973 Top 12
1970	Georgina Rizk (جورجينا رزق‎)	Miss Universe 1971 Winner
1969	Sonia Fares
1966	Marlene Taleh
1965	Rola George Harb
1964	Nana Bakaraf
1963	Mona Slim
1962	Eleonore Abi Karam
1961	Nouhade Cabbabe	Miss Universe 1962 Top 15
1960	Giséle Nicholas Nasser
1959	Gladys Tabet
1954	Hania Beydun
1953	Leila Saroufim

[edit] International Placements

Contestant	Year	Competition	Rank	Title

Georgina Rizk	1971	Miss Universe	Winner	Miss Lebanon 1970/Miss Universe 1971
Christina Sawaya	2001	Miss International	Winner	Miss Lebanon 2001/Miss International 2002
Annabella Samir Hilal	2006	Miss World	7th / Top 15	Miss Lebanon 2005 1st RU
Amale Khoder	2007	Miss Earth	9th / Top 15	Miss Earth Lebanon 2007

[edit] External links

Miss Lebanon 2007 (English & Arabic Official Site)
Miss Lebanon 2009 Coronation

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Contents

[edit] Format

[edit] Pageant Controversials

[edit] Winners

[edit] International Placements

[edit] External links