Georgina Rizk (Arabic: جورجينا رزق, romanized: Jūrjīnā Rizq) (born 3 January 1953) is a Lebanese model, socialite and beauty queen. She represented Lebanon and won Miss Universe 1971, making her the first Lebanese woman to win that title and the first Arab winner in the history of the competition. Prior to this, she was crowned Miss Lebanon 1970 and represented Lebanon at the Miss World competition but was unplaced.
She fell in love with a Palestinian militant, Ali Hassan Salameh, in 1971, and their relationship lasted until 1979 when the latter was assassinated by the Mossad. She is currently a beauty pageant judge for the Miss Lebanon contest and is married to Lebanese singer and actor Walid Toufic.
Biography
Rizk was born in Beirut into a Christian household. She was crowned Miss Lebanon in 1970 and represented Lebanon at the Miss World pageant but failed to place. Months later, on 24 July 1971, she represented Lebanon at the Miss Universe pageant and was crowned Miss Universe 1971 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. She was the first woman from the Middle East, the fourth woman from Asia overall and the first from West Asia to win the title. In the pageant, she made a memorable fashion statement by wearing a very revealing top and hotpants.
The 1972 Miss Universe pageant was held in Cerromar Beach Hotel in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
