This Day in History: 1999-03-09

9 mars 1999 – Rana Raslan blir den första arabiska och muslimska kvinna som vinner titeln Miss Israel, och representerar senare samma år sitt land vid den internationella Miss Universe-finalen. Ur hennes tacktal i Israel: ”My winning is another proof that we are all human, and that we can live here together, Jews and Arabs, because after all – we are one people. Beauty has no nationality. It is universal.”