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| March 13, 2013
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Obama invites Miss Israel to dinner

Yityish Aynaw, the 1st Ethiopian-born to win the Miss Israel pageant, was invited to dine at Shimon Peres’s house for State Dinner with visiting US President. 

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

Newly crowned Miss Israel Yityish Aynaw was invited by US President Obama’s staff of his upcoming visit to Israel to a dinner that will take place at President Shimon Peres’s residence, Army Radio reported.

Miss Israel Yityish Aynaw - Photo Marc Israel Sellem-The Jerusalem Post

Miss Israel Yityish Aynaw – Photo: Marc Israel Sellem-The Jerusalem Post

Aynaw who is 21-years-old and a former Israeli army officer became the first Ethiopian-born Israeli to win the pageant.

“It’s important that a member of the Ethiopian community win the competition for the first time,” she was quoted by Israeli media as telling the judges in response to a question. Continue Reading »

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| March 8, 2013
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Ethiopia also celebrates Miss Israel

Yityish Aynaw’s success in becoming Miss Israel is attracting media attention in Ethiopia

By Itamar Eichner

 

Yityish (Titi) Aynaw, the first Ethiopian-born woman to be crowned Miss Israel, is attracting media attention in her homeland as well, with intense coverage by Ethiopian newspapers, websites, television and radio stations.

The Israeli Embassy in Addis Ababa issued a press release about the beauty pageant and the precedent set by its winner. The Embassy is planning to use the win as part of a PR campaign for Israel, which will include posting Aynaw’s pictures on billboards across Ethiopia.

The Embassy is also initiating an unusual move: Sending a text message to every cell phone in Ethiopia to announce the crowning of an Ethiopian beauty queen in Israel. Continue Reading »

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