Georgina Rizk
Georgina Rizk | |
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Born | |
Height | 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Lebanon 1970 Miss Universe 1971 |
Hair color | Auburn |
Eye color | Green[1] |
Major competition(s) | Miss Lebanon 1970 (Winner) Miss World 1970 (Unplaced) Miss Universe 1971 (Winner) |
Georgina Rizk (
She is currently a main beauty pageant judge for the Miss Lebanon contest and is the current wife of Lebanese singer and actor Walid Toufic.
Biography
Rizk was born in Beirut in a Christian household to a Lebanese father and Hungarian mother.[2]
She was crowned Miss Lebanon in 1970 and represented Lebanon at the Miss World pageant but failed to place. Months later, on 24 July 1971, she represented Lebanon at the Miss Universe pageant and was crowned Miss Universe 1971 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. She was the first woman from the Middle East, the fourth woman from Asia overall and the first from West Asia to win the title. In the pageant, she made a memorable fashion statement by wearing a very revealing top and hotpants.
The 1972 Miss Universe pageant was held in Cerromar Beach Hotel in
Personal life
Prior to winning the pageant and at the time of her crowning, she dated a French university chemistry student named Philippe Duc.
Rizk's first husband was
She later married the renowned Lebanese singer Walid Toufic in 1990. She has two children with him.
She has been a judge for the Miss Lebanon pageants.[9][10]
Her sister was jailed in Syria for murdering her husband.[11]
In addition to Arabic, she can speak English, French, and Italian. Rizk has said she learned Italian from her Italian half-sister, fashion designer Felicia Rossi.
Rizk has a Canadian maternal nephew, actor Ty Wood.
Role in the Arab-Israeli conflict and Lebanese Civil War
Even though Rizk was a model who became a popular figure in Lebanon for her achievements, she never had any interest or aspirations to be involved in politics. However, Rizk was often involuntarily drawn into the regional conflict. This was largely due to the current political events at the time, with her country Lebanon caught up in the Arab-Israeli conflict and strategically positioned near the heart of the conflict.
When she was competing in the Miss Universe 1971 contest based in Miami, Florida, she was reportedly on friendly terms with the Miss Israel contestant Etty Orgad, whom she "met and enjoyed knowing" according to Rizk. She responded to criticism by stating that "this is a beauty contest, not politics" and that the conflict "is the government's worry, not mine."[12]
In 1972, at the
At the dawning and height of the
After her marriage, in keeping with Salameh's traditional Muslim background and conservative Palestinian culture, Rizk quit her modeling and film careers, staying mostly at home.[14] The couple were said to only be known to socialize with fellow wealthy Lebanese and Palestinians.[15]
References
- ^ Kurt Lassen (22 April 1972). "New Miss Universe Will Travel 38 Countries on Personal Tour". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 March 2015 – via Google News Archive Search.
- ^ "بعد 30 سنة تتكرر ظاهرة جمال جورجينا رزق في هيفاء وهبي ( صور) من مجلة نادين - شبكة روايتي الثقافية" [After 30 years, the phenomenon of the beauty of Georgina Rizk is repeated in Haifa Wehbe (photos) from Nadine magazine - My Cultural Network.]. Rewity.com. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "The Dish On The Universe - 1970's - Part One". Oocities.org. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Miss Universe Discusses Sex". Kentucky New Era. 24 July 1971. Retrieved 4 March 2015 – via Google News Archive Search.
- ^ "Intellegence Held Key to Success". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 26 July 1971. Retrieved 4 March 2015 – via Google News Archive Search.
- ^ "The Miami News". google.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015 – via Google News Archive Search.[dead link]
- ^ "قصة زيجات محرم فؤاد من تحية كاريوكا وجورجينا رزق إلى المذيعة منى هلال". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ الوفد. "محرم فؤاد .. تفاصيل 6 زيجات وصورة نادرة لآخرهم". الوفد. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Walid Tawfik - وليد توفيق". Hibamusic.com. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "How Mossad got the Red Prince". The Montreal Gazette. 1 February 1979. p. 9. Retrieved 4 March 2015 – via Google News Archive Search.
- ISBN 978-0-9781726-0-2. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Miss Universe's Fortune Came True". Herald-Journal. 24 July 1971. Retrieved 4 March 2015 – via Google News Archive Search.
- ^ "Beauty Queen Visits Injured Guerilla". Observer-Reporter. 24 January 1979. Retrieved 4 March 2015 – via Google News Archive Search.
- ^ "US Cease-fire Quiets Artillery Duel on Israel-Lebanon Border". Youngstown Vindicator. 24 January 1979. Retrieved 4 March 2015 – via Google News Archive Search.
- ^ Richard Pyle (24 January 1979). "Hassan: Playboy guerilla". Daily Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015 – via Google News Archive Search.