MISS UNIVERSE

Arab people (Arabic: عربي‎, ʿarabi) or Arabs (العرب al-ʿarab) are a panethnicity of peoples of various ancestral origins, religious backgrounds and historic identities, whose members, on an individual basis, identify as such on one or more of linguistic, cultural, political, or genealogical grounds. Those self-identifying as Arab, however, rarely do so on their own. Most hold multiple identities, with a more localized prioritized ethnic identity — such as Egyptian, Lebanese, or Palestinian — in addition to further tribal, village and clan identities.

This list excluded some beauty queens from Egypt such as Antigone Costanda (Winner of Miss World 1954), Antigone Costanda (2nd Runner-up of Miss World 1953) or Dalida (Miss Egypt 1954) because they are all of European descent (Greek or Italian). See also: The Arab World, Egypt, Lebanon. Some countries in the Middle East are not Arab states: Iran, Turkey, Cyprus and Israel.



Georgina Rizk - Lebanon
(Miss Universe 1971)



Nancy Afiouni - Lebanon
(Miss Intercontinental 2007)



Sabrina Houssami - Australia
(Miss World 2006 - 2nd Runner-up)



Dominique Hourani - Lebanon
(Miss Intercontinental 2003)



Christina Sawaya - Lebanon
(Miss International 2002)



Valerie Domínguez - Colombia
(Miss Universe 2006 - Top 10 finalist)



Rima Fakih - USA
(Miss USA 2010)



Valeska Saab - Ecuador
(Miss World 2007 - Top 16 Semifinalist)



Meriam George - Egypt
(Miss Earth 2006 - Top 8 Finalist)



Nicole-Rita Ghazal - Australia
(Miss World 2002 - Top 10 finalist)



Anabella Hilal - Lebanon
(Miss World 2006 - Top 17 semifinalist)



Jessica Kahawaty - Lebanon
(Miss International 2008 - Top 12 semifinalist)



Marie-Ann Umali - Philippines
(Competed in Miss World 2009)



Rana Raslan - Israel
(Competed in Miss Universe 1999)