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Miss Universe 1971. Miss Universe 1971 was the 20th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 24 July 1971. At the end of the event, Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico crowned Georgina Rizk of Lebanon as Miss Universe 1971. It is the first victory of Lebanon in the competition.
3 Winners gallery. 4 See also. 5 ... The following is a list of Miss Universe titleholders from the competition's inaugural edition in ... Miss Universe 1971 Georgina ...
- Biography
- Personal Life
- Role in The Arab-Israeli Conflict and Lebanese Civil War
Rizk was born in Beirut in a Christian household to a Lebanese father and Hungarianmother. She was crowned Miss Lebanon in 1970 and represented Lebanon at the Miss World pageant but failed to place. Months later, on 24 July 1971, she represented Lebanon at the Miss Universe pageant and was crowned Miss Universe 1971 in Miami Beach, Florida, United ...
Prior to winning the pageant and at the time of her crowning, she dated a French university chemistry student named Philippe Duc. She stated at a press conference in 1971 that she approved of pre-marital sex, stating "we must have lots of experience" and that "marriage is not a simple thing".Rizk would later claim that her comments were misquoted: ...
Even though Rizk was a model who became a popular figure in Lebanon for her achievements, she never had any interest or aspirations to be involved in politics. However, Rizk was often involuntarily drawn into the regional conflict. This was largely due to the current political events at the time, with her country Lebanon caught up in the Arab-Israe...
Today, 49 years after being crowned Miss Universe, Rizk is still the only woman from the Middle East to have won the title in the beauty pageant’s 68-year history. She has since served as a judge for Miss Lebanon beauty competitions. In 1971, the then-18-year-old defeated 59 other competitors to take home the coveted crown.
Miss Universe 1971 Georgina Rizk led an interesting life from being crowned first ever Miss Universe from Lebanon to marrying Ali Hassan Salameh, a leading figure of the Palestine Liberation Organisation during the civil war. Her journey has been incredible as she was described “a brown-haired, green-eyed, 19-year-old model from Beirut ...
Jul 25, 1971 · MIAMI BEACH, July 24 (UPI) — Georgina Rizk, a brown‐haired, green‐eyed, 19‐ year‐old model from Beirut, Lebanon, was chosen Miss Universe of 1971 tonight at the 20th annual Miss Uni ...
Nov 17, 2023 · 1971: Miss Lebanon, Georgina Rizk. Miss Lebanon, Georgina Rizk is shown with a crown, cup, and scepter on the beach the morning after she became Miss Universe. ... Riyo Mori, winner of Miss Universe.
