Rina Mor
- Malkat HaYofi 1976
- Miss Universe 1976
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.
Biography
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.
Beauty queen
She was the first Miss Israel ever to win the Miss Universe crown.[1]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
On December 12, 2021, Rina was part of Miss Universe 2021 Selection Committee Members during the Preliminary Competition. [2][3]
Legal career
In 1991, she began studying law at Tel Aviv University. After completing her bachelor's degree with honours, the family left for the Netherlands. She completed her master's degree there, specializing in family law. In 2002, after six years in the Netherlands, the family returned to Israel. Mor-Godor is a lawyer in Tel Aviv, working on her doctorate and appearing every week on the morning show of Channel 10, where she gives advice on family law.
See also
- Women in Israel
References
- ^ "Portrait of Miss Universe 1976. Rina Messinger, as she poses on Park..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Selection Committee". Miss Universe Organization. December 8, 2021.
- ^ "Girl Power! 💥Meet our Selection Committee Members!". Miss Universe Organization. December 8, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
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Preceded by Anne Marie Pohtamo | Miss Universe 1976 | Succeeded by Janelle Commissiong |
Preceded by Orit Cooper | Miss Israel 1976 | Succeeded by Zehava Vardi |
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- Armi Kuusela (1952)
- Christiane Martel (1953)
- Miriam Stevenson (1954)
- Hillevi Rombin (1955)
- Carol Morris (1956)
- Gladys Zender (1957)
- Luz Marina Zuluaga (1958)
- Akiko Kojima (1959)
- Linda Bement (1960)
- Marlene Schmidt (1961)
- Norma Nolan (1962)
- Iêda Maria Vargas (1963)
- Corinna Tsopei (1964)
- Apasra Hongsakula (1965)
- Margareta Arvidsson (1966)
- Sylvia Hitchcock (1967)
- Martha Vasconcellos (1968)
- Gloria Diaz (1969)
- Marisol Malaret (1970)
- Georgina Rizk (1971)
- Kerry Anne Wells (1972)
- Margie Moran (1973)
- Amparo Muñoz (1974)
- Anne Marie Pohtamo (1975)
- Rina Messinger (1976)
- Janelle Commissiong (1977)
- Margaret Gardiner (1978)
- Maritza Sayalero (1979)
- Shawn Weatherly (1980)
- Irene Sáez (1981)
- Karen Baldwin (1982)
- Lorraine Downes (1983)
- Yvonne Ryding (1984)
- Deborah Carthy-Deu (1985)
- Bárbara Palacios (1986)
- Cecilia Bolocco (1987)
- Porntip Nakhirunkanok (1988)
- Angela Visser (1989)
- Mona Grudt (1990)
- Lupita Jones (1991)
- Michelle McLean (1992)
- Dayanara Torres (1993)
- Sushmita Sen (1994)
- Chelsi Smith (1995)
- Alicia Machado (1996)
- Brook Lee (1997)
- Wendy Fitzwilliam (1998)
- Mpule Kwelagobe (1999)
- Lara Dutta (2000)
- Denise Quiñones (2001)
- Oxana Fedorova/Justine Pasek (2002)
- Amelia Vega (2003)
- Jennifer Hawkins (2004)
- Natalie Glebova (2005)
- Zuleyka Rivera (2006)
- Riyo Mori (2007)
- Dayana Mendoza (2008)
- Stefanía Fernández (2009)
- Ximena Navarrete (2010)
- Leila Lopes (2011)
- Olivia Culpo (2012)
- Gabriela Isler (2013)
- Paulina Vega (2014)
- Pia Wurtzbach (2015)
- Iris Mittenaere (2016)
- Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (2017)
- Catriona Gray (2018)
- Zozibini Tunzi (2019)
- Andrea Meza (2020)
- Harnaaz Sandhu (2021)
- R'Bonney Gabriel (2022)
- Sheynnis Palacios (2023)