Yasmina Zaytoun
ياسمينة زيتون
Zaytoun in 2022
Born
Yasmina Ismail Zaytoun

Tyre, Lebanon
EducationNotre Dame University-Louaize
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Hair colorBrown[citation needed]
Eye colorBrown[citation needed]
Major
competition(s)
  • Miss Lebanon 2022 (Winner)
  • Miss World 2024 (1st Runner-Up & Miss World Asia)

Yasmina Ismail Zaytoun (Arabic: ياسمينة إسماعيل زيتون) is a Lebanese beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon 2022. She represented Lebanon at Miss Universe 2022, and was first runner-up at Miss World 2023.

Early life and education

Zaytoun was born and raised in Tyre, Lebanon. Her father is from Lebanon,[2] while her mother is of Palestinian descent. She entered Notre Dame University-Louaize in Zouk Mosbeh to pursue a bachelor's degree in Journalism.[3] In April 2021, she started hosting an education show titled With Yasmina Show.[4][5]

Pageantry

Miss Lebanon 2022

Zaytoun began her pageantry career in 2022, when she represented Hasbaya District and won Miss Lebanon 2022, held at the Forum de Beyrouth in Beirut on July 24, 2022. She competed against 16 other candidates for the title.[6][7] She succeeded the previous winner Maya Reaidy.[8][9] During the virtual speech given by Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih, the national director of Miss Universe Lebanon, it was announced that the winner of the pageant would represent Lebanon at Miss Universe 2022 in addition to Miss World 2023.[10][11][12][13]

Miss World 2023

Main article: Miss World 2023

Zaytoun was the first runner-up at Miss World 2023, and received Miss World Asia 2023's title[14]

References

  1. ^ Zaytoun, Yasmina (February 13, 2024). "Yasmina Zaytoun - LEBANON". Yasmina Zaytoun - Miss World 2023 Lebanon.
  2. ^ Andrews, Farah (July 25, 2022). "Who is Yasmina Zaytoun, the journalism student crowned Miss Lebanon 2022?". The National News. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "تتويج ياسمينا زيتون أول ملكة لجمال لبنان منذ أربع سنوات". EuroNews. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "هذا هو تاج ملكة جمال لبنان ياسمينا زيتون!" (in Arabic). hiamag.com. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  5. ^ Zbibo, Zeina (July 24, 2022). "Journalism student, educational show host Yasmina Zaitoun crowned Miss Lebanon 2022". Arab News. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Homsi, Nada (July 24, 2022). "Miss Lebanon returns to the nation's screens". thenationalnews.com. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Because We Miss Lebanon, Miss Lebanon contest is back-[REPORT]". lbcgroup.tv. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "هذه أسماء وصور مشتركات "ملكة جمال لبنان 2022" (in Arabic). imlebanon.org. July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Zoghbi, Jana (July 24, 2022). "Yasmina Zaytoun Just Won Miss Lebanon 2022". The961. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "Yasmina Zaytoun Miss Liban 2022" (in French). Ici Beyrouth. July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "خاص – "الفن" يكشف عن أسماء أعضاء لجنة تحكيم Miss Lebanon" (in Arabic). elfann.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  12. ^ "خاص الفن- الكشف عن أسماء وصور مشتركات مسابقة ملكة جمال لبنان 2022" (in Arabic). elfann.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  13. ^ "Yasmina Zaytoun Crowned Miss Lebanon 2022". Beirut.com. July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  14. ^ "Miss World 2024 in pics: Krystyna Pyszkova wins title; Lebanon's Yasmina Zaytoun is first runner-up". CNBC TV18. March 10, 2024.


Awards and achievements Preceded by Shree Saini Miss World 1st Runner-Up 2023 Succeeded byIncumbent Preceded by Pricilia Carla Yules Miss World Asia & Oceania 2023 Succeeded byIncumbent Preceded byMaya Reaidy Miss Lebanon 2022 Succeeded byIncumbent Preceded byMaya Reaidy Miss Universe Lebanon 2022 Succeeded byMaya Aboul Hosn Preceded byMira Al-Toufaily Miss World Lebanon 2023 Succeeded byIncumbent
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