The decision by the Iraqi contestant to pose alongside Israel's representative is especially impressive after earlier this year a fellow Middle Eastern belle who hails from a country Israel has a problematic relationship with came under the harsh fire of the critics for opting to visit the Jewish state.Miss Lebanon Amanda Hanna lost her title in August 2017 after it was learned that she visited Israel in 2016 on an academic trip.A year prior to that, then-Lebanese beauty queen Miss Lebanon Sally Greige was threatened with losing her status after she posted a selfie of several competitors on Instagram that featured Miss Israel. Greige was able to maintain her crown after she claimed that she did not intentionally pose alongside the Israeli representative.JTA contributed to this report.
Miss Israel, Miss Iraq overcome diplomatic barrier on Instagram
Were beauty queens able to succeed where diplomatic efforts over the years have failed?
