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Dorit Jelinek

Dorit Jelinek is an Israeli runway model who was Israel's beauty queen in 1978.

born 1958Israel's beauty queen of 1978Miss World 1978 semifinalistRunway modeling

Dorit Jelinek
Occupation
model

Dorit Jelinek was born in 1958 in Haifa

Dorit Jelinek was born in 1958 and grew up in Bat Galim, in Haifa. Her husband had recommended her for the beauty contest when he was her boyfriend. The couple married 2 years after the contest and have 5 children.

At 19 she won Israel's beauty queen contest. She then reached the semifinal of 12 finalists at Miss World 1978, held in Mexico.

She began modeling at 25 and worked as a runway model. In 1990 she represented Israel at the Woman of the World contest in Hong Kong. In 1997 she served as a judge at the beauty queen contest.

She holds a bachelor's degree in political science and later studied alternative medicine. She worked for a time with her husband in the family cellular equipment business. She works as a group facilitator at the Adler Institute.

Milestones in Dorit Jelinek's life

  1. 1958

    Born in Haifa.

  2. 1978

    Was crowned Israel's beauty queen.

  3. 1978

    Reached the semifinal of Miss World in Mexico.

  4. 1990

    Represented Israel at Woman of the World in Hong Kong.

  5. 1997

    Served as a judge at the beauty queen contest.

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Based on Hebrew Wikipedia, דורית ילינק, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: Nachoom Assis, CC BY-SA 4.0

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