13 things about Miss Universe Israel 2025 Melanie Shiraz

Melanie Shiraz (מלאני שירז) won the second edition of Miss Universe Israel. She represented Israel in the 74th edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Shiraz is an Israeli entrepreneur and beauty queen from Caesarea, Israel. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She launched a startup from the ground up before she became a beauty queen.
2. She spent years being involved in Jewish and Israeli communities not only in Israel but also in other countries.
3. She holds two bachelor’s degrees.
4. She was born in 1999.
5. In 2016, she visited Austria.
6. In 2018, she visited Switzerland.
7. In 2019, she visited England, United Kingdom.
8. In 2020, she visited Spain.
9. In 2021, she graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States.
10. In 2022, she visited Italy and Belgium.
11. In 2025, she visited Sri Lanka and Thailand.
12. She won Miss Universe Israel 2025.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Shiraz grew up between cultures. When she won Miss Universe Israel 2025, she stated that she always carried her Israeli identity with pride.

2010s

• In July 2016, she traveled to Schruns, Austria.
• In February 2018, she traveled to Switzerland.
• In June 2019, she traveled to London, England.

2020s

• In January 2020, she traveled to Chinchon, Madrid, Spain.
• In January 2022, she traveled to Rome, Italy.
• In July 2022, she attended Tomorrowland 2022 in Boom, Belgium.
• In July 2024, she visited Israel.
• In May 2025, she traveled to Sri Lanka.
• On July 17, 2025, she represented Caesarea at Miss Universe Israel 2025 and competed against 10 other candidates at the Hilton Miami Aventura in Aventura, Florida, USA. She won the title.
• On November 21, 2025, she represented Israel at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.