Shani Hazan

Shani Hazan was born in 1992 in Kiryat Ata

Shani Hazan was born on September 15, 1992, and grew up in Kiryat Ata. Her family is of Moroccan Jewish descent. She has said in interviews that she dealt with an eating disorder.

She served in the Israeli Navy as a systems operator. In 2012, while still a soldier, she won the Miss Israel title.

Later in 2012 she represented Israel at Miss World and reached the final 30. In 2014 she represented Israel at Miss International, making her the only Miss Israel to compete in 2 different international pageants. She was a spokesmodel for the Israeli swimwear company Aphrodita and for Reebok.

In 2015 she competed as a singer on the second season of X Factor Israel. In 2016 she hosted the second season of the travel show Matzav Tisa on ynet. In 2018 she moved to New York to develop her career in modeling and acting.