Yityish "Titi" Aynaw (Hebrew: טיטי איינאו; Amharic: ይታይሽ አየነው; born 23 June 1991) is an Israeli model, television personality, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Israel 2013. She is the first Ethiopian Jew and Israeli of African heritage to win the contest.[1][2] As Miss Israel, Aynaw represented Israel at the Miss Universe 2013 competition, although she did not place.
Aynaw was born in Gondar Province in Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian-Jewish family belonging to the Beta Israel community.[3] In Ethiopia, the family was poor but Aynaw recalls her childhood being "often happy".[4] Shortly after her birth, Aynaw's father died and her mother later died as well when Aynaw was ten years old.[5][4] Now an orphan, Aynaw and her brother Yellek made Aliyah to Israel to live with their grandparents when she was twelve years old, settling in Netanya.[6][5]
Aynaw began her pageantry career after a friend had registered her for the Miss Israel 2013 competition; at the time, Aynaw had no modeling experience.[3][8] She went on to win the competition in February 2013, and received massive national and international recognition for being the first African Israeli woman to be crowned Miss Israel.[3][5] Her win was seen by many from the Beta Israel community as a positive sign for the representation of black Jews and specifically Ethiopian Jews in Israel. While reigning as Miss Israel, Aynaw raised awareness for the difficulty of Ethiopian Jews to make Aliyah to Israel, and helped several of her relatives come to Israel after having their immigration requests denied numerous times.[10]
Following her win, Aynaw was invited by Barack Obama to attend a gala with Shimon Peres; Obama expressed admiration for Aynaw and referred to her as a "role model".[2][11] As Miss Israel, Aynaw represented Israel in the Miss Universe 2013 competition held in Moscow, Russia; she ultimately did not place in the competition. Aynaw was later named the 39th most influential Jew of 2013 by The Jerusalem Post.[12] After completing her reign, Aynaw crowned Mor Maman as her successor at the Miss Israel 2014 competition in March 2014.[13][14]
In 2015, Aynaw competed as a celebrity contestant on Survivor: Honduras, the seventh season of the Israeli edition of the Survivor franchise. She went on to place as the season's runner up, behind Liron "Tiltil" Orfali.[15] In 2016, Aynaw began work on establishing a community arts education center in Netanya to serve at-risk youth.[16]
Aynaw stated in an interview that she wanted to work in the fashion industry, be a role model for her community, and to have a "big family" and "give my kids the experience I never had".[3]
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Yityish Titi Aynaw Hebrew טיטי איינאו Amharic ይታይሽ አየነው born 23 June 1991 is an Israeli model television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Israel 2013 She is the first Ethiopian Jew and Israeli of African heritage to win the contest 1 2 As Miss Israel Aynaw represented Israel at the Miss Universe 2013 competition although she did not place Yityish Titi AynawAynaw in 2017BornYityish Aynaw 1991 06 23 23 June 1991 age 32 Gondar EthiopiaEducationIDC HerzliyaHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Beauty pageant titleholderTitleMiss Israel 2013Hair colorBlackEye colorBrownMajorcompetition s Miss Israel 2013 Winner Miss Universe 2013 Unplaced Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editAynaw was born in Gondar Province in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian Jewish family belonging to the Beta Israel community 3 In Ethiopia the family was poor but Aynaw recalls her childhood being often happy 4 Shortly after her birth Aynaw s father died and her mother later died as well when Aynaw was ten years old 5 4 Now an orphan Aynaw and her brother Yellek made Aliyah to Israel to live with their grandparents when she was twelve years old settling in Netanya 6 5 After arriving in Israel Aynaw struggled with assimilation to Israeli culture and learning to speak Hebrew however she later began excelling 7 3 8 In school Aynaw served as class president competed in track and field and won a national student filmmaking competition 3 5 After graduating from Kfar HaNoar HaDati Aynaw began her mandatory enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces serving as a lieutenant in the Israeli Military Police Corps 4 After completing her service Aynaw worked in a clothing store in Netanya 3 She later attended the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya in Herzliya 9 Career editAynaw began her pageantry career after a friend had registered her for the Miss Israel 2013 competition at the time Aynaw had no modeling experience 3 8 She went on to win the competition in February 2013 and received massive national and international recognition for being the first African Israeli woman to be crowned Miss Israel 3 5 Her win was seen by many from the Beta Israel community as a positive sign for the representation of black Jews and specifically Ethiopian Jews in Israel While reigning as Miss Israel Aynaw raised awareness for the difficulty of Ethiopian Jews to make Aliyah to Israel and helped several of her relatives come to Israel after having their immigration requests denied numerous times 10 nbsp Aynaw at the Miss Universe 2013 that took place in MoscowFollowing her win Aynaw was invited by Barack Obama to attend a gala with Shimon Peres Obama expressed admiration for Aynaw and referred to her as a role model 2 11 As Miss Israel Aynaw represented Israel in the Miss Universe 2013 competition held in Moscow Russia she ultimately did not place in the competition Aynaw was later named the 39th most influential Jew of 2013 by The Jerusalem Post 12 After completing her reign Aynaw crowned Mor Maman as her successor at the Miss Israel 2014 competition in March 2014 13 14 In 2015 Aynaw competed as a celebrity contestant on Survivor Honduras the seventh season of the Israeli edition of the Survivor franchise She went on to place as the season s runner up behind Liron Tiltil Orfali 15 In 2016 Aynaw began work on establishing a community arts education center in Netanya to serve at risk youth 16 Personal life editShe resides in Netanya Israel Aynaw stated in an interview that she wanted to work in the fashion industry be a role model for her community and to have a big family and give my kids the experience I never had 3 See also edit nbsp Israel portal nbsp Africa portal nbsp Biography portal nbsp Fashion portalIsraeli fashion Ethiopian Jews in Israel Tahounia RubelReferences edit Kalman Aaron 2013 02 28 Miss Israel is Ethiopian immigrant The Times of Israel Retrieved 2013 03 22 a b Tait Robert 2013 03 13 Barack Obama to dine with first black Miss Israel Telegraph Retrieved 2013 03 22 a b c d e f g Sara Sidner Earl Nurse 12 June 2013 ityish Aynaw The first black Miss Israel CNN International Retrieved 13 June 2013 a b c Shalev Chemi 13 June 2013 Israel s Ethiopian beauty queen wows a stylish New York audience Haaretz Retrieved 13 June 2013 a b c d Meet Israel s Blunt Bold Ethiopian Born Beauty Queen Tablet Magazine 13 March 2013 Retrieved 2016 05 24 Yityish Aynaw First black Miss Israel will go to the ball BBC Magazine 21 March 2013 Yityish Aynaw First black Miss Israel will go to the ball BBC News BBC News 21 March 2013 Retrieved 2016 05 24 a b Black Jew Yityish Aynaw Crowned Miss Israel 2013 International Business Times UK 2013 03 01 Retrieved 2016 05 24 Israel Miss Universe Organization Retrieved 20 April 2019 Futterman Don 2013 04 12 Israel s Ethiopian Beauty Queen Sparks Debate The Daily Beast Retrieved 2016 05 28 Sterman Adiv 2013 03 13 Why Obama is Miss Israel s role model The Times of Israel Retrieved 2013 03 22 Top 50 most influential Jews 2013 Jpost 14 May 2013 Retrieved 19 October 2013 Newly Crowned Miss Israel Mor Maman Brings New Jersey Crowd to Tears Algemeiner com Archived from the original on 2017 01 12 Retrieved 2016 05 31 Ari Dalia Ben 5 March 2014 Mor Maman crowned Miss Israel 2014 Ynetnews Ynet News Official Survivor Israel website Reshet Retrieved 20 April 2019 Miss Israel aka Titi takes a Los Angeles tour Hollywood Jew Jewish Journal 2 October 2013 Retrieved 2016 05 24 External links editYityish Titi Aynaw on InstagramAwards and achievementsPreceded byShani Hazan Miss Israel2013 Succeeded byMor MamanPreceded byLina Makhuli Miss Universe Israel2013 Succeeded byDoron Matalon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yityish Titi Aynaw amp oldid 1211102985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
