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Georgina Rizk

1953 - Today

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Georgina Rizk (Arabic: جورجينا رزق, romanized: Jūrjīnā Rizq) (born 3 January 1953) is a Lebanese model, socialite and beauty queen. She represented Lebanon and won Miss Universe 1971, making her the first Lebanese woman to win that title and the first Arab winner in the history of the competition. Prior to this, she was crowned Miss Lebanon 1970 and represented Lebanon at the Miss World competition but was unplaced. She fell in love with a Palestinian freedom fighter, Ali Hassan Salameh, in 1971, and their relationship lasted until 1979 when the latter was assassinated by the Mossad. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georgina Rizk is the 99th most popular celebrity (down from 82nd in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 80th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Celebrity.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Georgina Rizk ranks 99 out of 265Before her are Christine Keeler, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Manolo el del bombo, Afghan Girl, Kourtney Kardashian, and Natascha Kampusch. After her are Jane Morris, Sally Hemings, Tinka Kurti, Tiffany Trump, Settela Steinbach, and Herbert Norkus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Georgina Rizk ranks 228Before her are Sergey Mironov, Vincent Curatola, Anna Thomson, Barry Sonnenfeld, Adel Safar, and Russell Mulcahy. After her are Michael Curry, Dominique Perrault, Robert Parish, Karen Bass, Gideon Levy, and James Russo.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Georgina Rizk ranks 89 out of 145Before her are Elie Hobeika (1956), Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Rashid Karami (1921), Bashir Shihab II (1767), Wadih El Safi (1921), and Mikha'il Na'ima (1889). After her are Tigran Mansurian (1939), Charles Malik (1906), Elias Khoury (1948), Said Akl (1911), Fayza Ahmed (1934), and Riad Al Solh (1894).

Among CELEBRITIES In Lebanon

Among celebrities born in Lebanon, Georgina Rizk ranks 1After her are Rima Fakih (1985).