The only tourism in the country at the moment: Miss Universe's beauty queens make Israel

Ahead of the Miss Universe pageant: Photographs of beauty queens around the world, photographed yesterday in swimsuits on the shores of the Dead Sea and in Eilat, were published around the world, wondering why they were allowed to enter Israel as part of the restrictions.

Eyal Shapira

05/12/2021

Sunday, 05 December 2021, 21:11 Updated: 21:59

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The beauty kingdom of Miss Universe 2021 in the Dead Sea (Photo: Noa Gordon, Nature and Parks Authority)

This weekend, quite a few photos of beauty queens from around the world went online, arriving in Israel ahead of the International Miss Universe pageant to be held in Eilat on December 12.

Among other things, dozens of young women visited Old Caesarea, Masada and the Dead Sea.

Last night, a report was published in the British "Daily Mail" entitled "Beauty on the beach! Miss Universe participants are playing in the Dead Sea after receiving permits to enter the finals in Israel, despite the ban on foreigners entering due to the corona plague."

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Beauty queens enjoying the Dead Sea, yesterday (Photo: Reuters)

Miss Universe 2021 Beauty Kingdom at the Dead Sea (Photo: Reuters)

Miss Universe 2021 Beauty Kingdom at the Dead Sea (Photo: Reuters)

Miss Universe 2021 Beauty Kingdom at the Dead Sea (Photo: Reuters)

The British website reported that "Israel has announced that it will ban foreigners from entering the country, date the isolation of its residents returning from abroad and restore the controversial cellular location.

However, bidding contest Miss Universe were exempt, so they could enter the country without the need for isolation. "

It was also noted that Israeli tourism minister Joel Razvozov offered beauty queens will test PCR every 48 hours, but it is unclear whether this plan fell through.

Against this background, These, recently Miss France, Clemens Botino, had to go into solitary confinement at the hotel for ten days, after being checked into Corona on arrival, and the results were positive.However, she is likely to be able to complete the isolation in time, to participate in the competition.

Miss Universe 2021 Beauty Kingdom at the Dead Sea (Photo: Reuters)

Miss Universe 2021 Beauty Kingdom at the Dead Sea (Photo: Reuters)

Miss Universe 2021 Beauty Kingdom at the Dead Sea (Photo: Reuters)

The masks by hand, not on the face

Visiting the Dead Sea on Saturday yesterday, the beauty queens donned their swimsuits, and went out for lunch at a restaurant in the area. Earlier, they participated in a promotional visit to the headquarters of EL AL Airlines. According to the publication, they held masks in their hands but did not wear them, while playing on the beach together and enjoying mud baths. This was also documented in many photos that went up on social media.

Announcing the decision to grant the contestants a Miss Universe pageant, Minister Rezbozov told reporters before the weekly cabinet meeting: "This is an event that will be broadcast in 174 countries, an event that is very important, an event that Eilat also desperately needs. "We have events of this kind that will be approved by an exceptions committee. Events that the state has already committed to and cannot cancel."

The head of public health services, Dr. Sharon Elrai Price, said last week that a dedicated program has been prepared to maintain safety in the framework of international competition, in which Israel will be able to restrict the entry of participants from high-risk countries. A lot of time.

We are building in these moments an outline for this thing.

There is an attempt to reduce the number of people who come from red countries. "

Today, the beauty queens visited the Herods Hotel in Eilat Fattal and spent a fun day being photographed on the main transmitter of the ceremony.

Miss Universe 2021 Beauty Kingdom at the Dead Sea (Photo: Reuters)

The beauty queen at the Herods Hotel Eilat (Photo: Fattal chain)

The beauty queen of Miss Universe 2021 at the Herods Hotel Eilat (Photo: Fattal chain)

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