Israel’s First Black Beauty Queen Meets President Obama
Apr 09, 2013 in Education, Human Rights
“I want to show that my community has many beautiful qualities that aren’t always represented in the media.”
~Yityish Titi Aynaw, Miss Israel 2014
“It’s important that a member of the Ethiopian community win the competition for the first time. There are many different communities of many different colours in Israel, and it’s important to show that to the world.”
So said the first black Israeli beauty queen who after her winning the title met the first black elected President of the United States…This is big news…a showcase of diversity for both nations.
The newly crowned Miss Israel 2013 is Yityish Titi Aynaw, an Ethiopian Immigrant, admits President Barack Obama of the United States has been a “notable influence” in her life, after meeting the American chief executive, said,
“He’s an exciting man, a world-class hunk, charming and an extraordinary gentleman.”
This according to reports in the Israeli publication Yediot Aharonot. (more…)
