Georgina Rizk
Georgina Rizk | |
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Rizk in 1971 | |
| Born | 3 January 1953 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Height | 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm) |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Hair color | Auburn |
| Eye color | Green |
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Georgina Rizk (Arabic: جورجينا رزق, romanized: Jūrjīnā Rizq) (born 3 January 1953) is a Lebanese model, socialite and beauty queen. She represented Lebanon and won Miss Universe 1971, making her the first Lebanese woman to win that title and the first Arabic winner in the history of the competition. Prior to this, she was crowned Miss Lebanon 1970 and represented Lebanon at the Miss World competition but was unplaced.
She fell in love with a Palestinian freedom fighter, Ali Hassan Salameh, in 1971, and their relationship lasted until 1979 when the latter was addassinated by the Mossad. She is currently a beauty pageant judge for the Miss Lebanon contest and is married to Lebanese singer and actor Walid Toufic.