Beauty and the beast: Israel to host Miss Universe despite pandemic

The country’s tourism minister says it has committed to the ‘important event’ and cannot cancel it

29 November 2021 - 19:11 By DAN WILLIAMS

Israel will host the Miss Universe beauty pageant in the Red Sea resort of Eilat on December 12 despite imposing travel restrictions to try to stave off the Omicron coronavirus variant, tourism minister Yoel Razvozov said...

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