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Israel's Ethiopian-Born Beauty Queen Wows a New York Audience
(Ha'aretz) Chemi Shalev - Israeli beauty queen Yityish "Titi" Aynaw seemed completely at ease as she mingled with the assembled guests on Tuesday in Manhattan, conducting herself with poise and self-confidence. "I am not putting on an act," she says. "I was head of the student council in my high school, I commanded over 90 soldiers in the army. You get a lot of experience, and with the experience comes the self-confidence." Born in Gondar Province in Ethiopia, her father died when she was two and her mother died when she was ten. She came to Israel at age 12 with her grandparents, was an honors graduate at high school, lieutenant in the IDF Military Police, and in February became Israel's first Ethiopian beauty queen. She plans to study international relations at Netanya College next year.