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Rina Mor

Israeli lawyer and former Miss Universe (born 1956)

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Rina Mor-Goder (Hebrew: רינה מור-גודר; née Messinger; February 16, 1956) is an Israeli lawyer, writer and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1976.

01Biography

Rina Goder (née Messinger) was born in Kiryat Tiv'on, near Haifa. Her father was a mechanic and pilot in the Israeli Air Force and her mother was a kindergarten teacher. Rina Mor-Goder became a lawyer and mother of two daughters.

Wearing the Miss Universe crown in 1977
Wearing the Miss Universe crown in 1977

02Beauty queen

She was the first and only Miss Israel ever to win the Miss Universe crown.

In 1989 and 2004, she was a judge in the Miss Israel competition.

In 1981, she wrote a book on her experience as Miss Universe.

After her reign as Miss Universe, Messinger worked in public relations for the Jewish Agency and Israel Bonds in New York. After four years, she returned to Israel and continued working in public relations for a private company. There, she met her husband, with whom she has two daughters.

On December 12, 2021, Rina was part of Miss Universe 2021 Selection Committee Members during the Preliminary Competition.

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