Avigail Boblile[1] | |
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| Born | Avigail Alfatov February 28, 1996 |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Israel 2015 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
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Avigail Boblile[1] (Hebrew: אביגיל בובליל; born 28 February 1996) is an Israeli national fencing champion, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Na'arat Israel 2015 (Miss Israel's runner-up). She represented her native Israel at Miss Universe 2015.
Born Avigail Alfatov (Hebrew: אביגיל אלפטוב) in Acre, Israel, to Ukrainian-Jewish (of Ashkenazi Jewish descent) immigrant parents.[2] Alfatov's father is a graphic designer, and her mother is a teacher.[2] Both her parents were born in Soviet Ukraine and immigrated to Israel, in order to escape antisemitism in the former USSR.[2]
She graduated magna cum laude from high school.[2] In her spare time, she volunteers for AKIM, an Israeli organization that works to help people suffering from intellectual disabilities.
She married her Israeli boyfriend Yossi Boblile in August 2017.[3][4] They have a son named Ariel Boblile who was born in 2018,[5] and another son named Dor Boblile who was born in 2020.[6] Both her sons had a bris.[7][5]
Alfatov began fencing in fourth grade, and is Israel's national youth fencing champion.[8] She devotes four hours a day to fencing practice.[8] She says: "I've taken part in a lot of fencing competitions around the world and I was already the past champion of Israel many times. My dream is to get to the Olympics and win."[9] She hopes that modelling will help her to support her fencing career financially, as Israel will only pay for the first year of training to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.[9][2]
Alfatov as of December 2015 served as a soldier in the Israeli Air Force.[2]
On June 2, 2015, Alfatov was crowned Na'arat Israel 2015 (Miss Israel's runner-up), which resulted in her competing at Miss Universe 2015.[10][11] The 66th Miss Israel contest was organized by La'Isha Magazine. The Miss Israel has handled Miss Universe and Miss World since 1952 and produced the following International Grand Winners; Rina Messinger (Miss Israel 1976), Miss Universe 1976 and Linor Abargil (Miss Israel 1998), Miss World 1998.[12]
Alfatov competed as Miss Israel 2015 at Miss Universe 2015, but did not place.