A 19-year-old Israeli model doing her mandatory military service, has been crowned the most beautiful woman on the planet.
after securing the top spot of an annual beauty contest.
Yael Shelbia won the prestigious TC Candler “100 Most Beautiful Faces of the Year” an annual beauty contest, after contesting for 4 years.
Shelbia, currently serving in the Israeli military air force, told local media: “I’ve never come first at anything, it’s very nice.”
The teenager has been rated highly in previous competitions.
She continued to move up the ladder of the competition rankings in recent years, placing 14th in 2017, 3rd in 2018 and 2nd last year, before taking the top spot in 2020.
Shelbia, an up-and-coming actress is said to be dating 35-year-old Brandon Korff, the grandson of billionaire honcho Sumner Redstone.
She has modelled for Israeli fashion company Renuar, KM earbuds and Kim Kardashian’s KKW Beauty makeup line and is popular on Instagram with nearly 1 million followers.
The queen told her followers after winning the coveted title: “Thank you @tccandler and all the voters. I appreciate it with all my heart!!”