Syrian, Lebanese represent Venezuela, Tanzania in Miss Universe 2017
Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon did not participate in the contest this year
No Arab beauty contestant will represent her country at the Miss Universe contest in Manila this year.
Egypt is absent from the competition for a third time, while Iraq and Lebanon did not participate due to internal reasons leaving 86 countries to compete for the crown.
حبش في 3 صور حديثة وقديمة
Among the Arabs competing is Miss Tanzania Jihan Dimachk who is originally from southern Lebanon, and Mary Habash, Miss Venezuela, who is originally a Syrian from Tartous.
مريم حبش، عمرها 21 وطولها 180 سنتيمترا، وتدرس طب الأسنان سنة ثالثة
Habash is a 21-year-old fashion model and dentistry student in her third year. She won Miss Venezuela in 2015.
جيهان دمشق، عمرها 20 وطولها 176 سنتيمترا، وتعمل عارضة أزياء في أوقات الفراغ بدار السلام
20-year-old Dimachk is mixed Lebanese-Tanzanian and is a fashion model.
نشرت صورتها مع جدتها، أم والدتها التنزانية، في حسابها الفيسبوكي من دون أن تسميها
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