Karin Alia of Kiryat Gat, Israel won Malkat Hayofi 2016 at Tel Aviv Port in Tel Aviv, Israel on June 6, 2016. In second place was Yam Kaspers Anshel of Herzliya, Israel, who was crowned Na’arat Israel 2016.
On May 9, 2017, Alia and Anshel crowned their respective successors in Rishon LeZion, Israel. Rotem Rabi of Jerusalem, Israel is Malkat Hayofi 2017 and Adar Gandelsman of Ashkelon, Israel is Na’arat Israel 2017.
Malkat Hayofi 2017 results
- beauty pageant: Malkat HaYofi (Miss Israel)
- edition: 68th
- international memberships: Miss Universe, Miss World
- date: May 9, 2017
- venue: Rishon LeZion, Israel
- broadcaster: Ynet
- candidates: 16
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME |
| Top 16 | Bar Mor Elinor Yazovitsky Esty Diskind Lino Barel Maya Kaganskiy Michal Elbaz Noy Bibi Noya Orly Stav Weissler Tal Ben Haim Yana Gross Zehavet Simon |
| Top 4 | Dana Solomon Noya Ariely |
| Top 2 | Adar Gandelsman Rotem Rabi |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2017 | 2016 |
| Top 4 | Noya Ariely Dana Solomon | Naama Deutsch Shay Berkovich |
| Na’arat Israel Miss Universe Israel | Adar Gandelsman Ashkelon | Yam Kaspers Anshel Herzliya |
| Malkat HaYofi Miss World Israel | Rotem Rabi Jerusalem | Karin Alia Kiryat Gat |
Israel currently has one Miss Universe crown, which was won by Rina Messinger in 1976. The country also has one Miss World crown, which was won by Linor Abargil in 1998.
Shavit Wiesel was unplaced when she represented Israel at Miss World 2010 on October 30, 2010 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China where she competed against 114 other candidates. She served as one of the Malkat Hayofi 2017 judges.
On December 18, 2016, Alia represented Israel at Miss World 2016 competed against 116 other candidates at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States. She was unplaced.
On January 30, 2017, Anshel represented Israel at Miss Universe 2016 and competed against 85 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She was unplaced.
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