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Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Lebanese beauty queen stripped of title over visit to Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Swedish-Lebanese beauty queen is reportedly stripped of her crown after pageant organizers discovered she visited Israel last year.
Amanda Hanna won Miss Lebanon Emigrant 2017 earlier in August, but according to the Independent, a 2016 school trip to Israel on her Swedish passport is costing her the title of Miss Lebanon Emigrant 2017.
“After communicating our decision with Lebanon’s Minister of Tourism, he decided that Hanna should be stripped of her title because her visit to Israel violates our country’s laws,” says a statement from The Festival of Lebanese Emigrants in Dhour Al Choueir to newspaper Al Modon reads.
Amanda Hanna, Swedish-Lebanese beauty contest winner, loses title for visiting Israel. https://t.co/3CbxT13HEh pic.twitter.com/exJbneZ77m
— Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) August 23, 2017
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