Adar Gandelsman


Adar Gandelsman is an Israeli model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the first runner-up at Miss Israel 2017, receiving the title of Miss Universe Israel, and competed at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.

Personal life

Gandelsman is from Ashkelon, Israel, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family from Brazil.
As of May 2017, she serves as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.

Pageantry

After coming in second place at Miss Israel 2017, Gandelsman was crowned Miss Universe Israel 2017. Adar succeeds Miss Universe Israel 2016 Yam Kaspers Anshel and represented Israel at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.
Adar competed at Miss Universe 2017 pageant in Las Vegas but did not place. At the pageant, Gandelsman took a selfie with Sarah Idan, Miss Universe Iraq that year. In December 2017 Idan and her family fled Iraq due to outrage from Iraqis over her posing for a photo with Miss Israel.