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Linor Abargil

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Israeli beauty queen, Miss World 1998

Key facts

Born
( 1980-02-17 ) February 17, 1980 (age 46) , Netanya , Israel
Known for
Miss Israel 1998 , Miss World 1998 , (Winner), (Miss World Europe)
Spouses
Šarūnas Jasikevičius ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 ⁠ – ⁠ 2008 ) ​ Oren Calfon ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2010 ) ​
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
Hair color
Black
Eye color
Brown

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Israel
Place of birth
Netanya
Occupation
stage actor
Educated at
Beit Zvi
Languages spoken
Hebrew
Hair colour
black hair
Image
Linor (cropped).jpg
Height
175
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date of birth
1980-02-17
Commons category
Linor Abargil
name in native language
לינור אברג'יל
competition won
Miss World
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Encyclopedic overview

Linor Abargil (Hebrew: לינור אברג'יל, sometimes spelled Linor Aberjil; born February 17, 1980) is an Israeli attorney, actress, model and beauty queen who won the Miss World 1998, shortly after being raped. Since then, she has become a global advocate in the fight against sexual violence. She was crowned by her predecessor Miss World 1997, Diana Hayden.

Biography

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