Talleen Abu Hanna

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Talleen Abu Hanna
Born30 July 1994
Nazareth, Northern District, Israel
Occupation(s)model, actress, beauty pageant winner, television personality
Height180 c"m
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Trans Israel 2016
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorGreen[1]
Major
competition(s)		Miss Trans Israel 2016
(Winner)
Miss Star International 2016
(1st Runner-Up)
Miss Israel 2018 (4th place)

Talleen Abu Hanna (born 30 July 1994) is an Israeli-Arab beauty pageant winner, model, actress, and television personality. In 2016, she was crowned the first-ever Miss Trans Israel and placed first runner-up at Miss Star International. She was a contestant on the Israeli reality television series Big Brother and the reality series Goalstar. In 2018, she competed in Miss Israel.

Early life[edit]

Abu Hanna was born in Nazareth to a Catholic Israeli Arab family.[1] She has two sisters.[2] Abu Hanna grew up in Nazareth and identifies as both Israeli and Arab.[1]

Abu Hanna studied dance and theatre as a child.[2] She came out as a transgender woman when she was fourteen years old.[2] Following her coming out, she moved to Tel Aviv in order to transition.[2]

Career[edit]

In 2016, she won the first-ever Miss Trans Israel pageant, the first transgender beauty competition in Israel.[1][3] Abu Hanna was crowned Miss Trans Israel at Habima Theater, Israel's national theater.[4] She went on to represent Israel at Miss Star International in Barcelona in August 2016.[2][5] She placed first runner-up in the international competition.[6] Following the pageant, she appeared as a contestant on the reality television show Big Brother and on the reality show Goalstar.[7][8]

On 8 May 2017, Abu Hanna attended a reception at Beit HaNassi in Jerusalem and met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.[7] In June 2017, she gave an address at a Pride Month event hosted at the Embassy of Israel, Washington, D.C..[7] She has spoken to transgender youth at shelters in Tel Aviv and at Casa Ruby, an LGBTQ community center in Washington, D.C.[7]

She modeled in an advertisement campaign for the Spanish fashion label Desigual.[6]

In 2018, Abu Hanna competed in the Miss Israel pageant.

Abu Hanna works as a model and actress and teaches dance classes.[1][9]

Personal life[edit]

In 2015, Abu Hanna underwent gender-affirming surgery in Thailand.[1]

Abu Hanna is a practicing Catholic.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Meet the Arab Woman Who Has Just Become the First Miss Trans Israel". TIME. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Miss Trans Israel Talleen Abu Hanna addresses The Israel Summit Fall 2021". Retrieved 26 January 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  3. ^ "Catholic Arab Named 1st 'Miss Trans Israel'". Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Israeli Christian wins first 'Miss Trans Israel' pageant". AP News. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Israeli Arab Catholic ballerina wins Israel's first transgender beauty pageant". SBS News. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Arab-Israeli wins second place at 'Miss Trans,' says she 'found peace'". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "Israel's Christian-Arab Transgender Beauty Queen Opens Up: 'I'm Lucky to Be an Israeli'". Retrieved 26 January 2024 – via Haaretz.
  8. ^ "Israeli Arab transgender star reconciles with estranged father on reality TV set | The Times of Israel". Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Miss Trans Israel talks about title, work - Windy City Times News". Windy City Times. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  10. ^ Register, Orange County Register | Orange County (28 May 2016). "Arab Catholic wins first 'Miss Trans Israel' pageant". Retrieved 26 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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