{"id":1117389,"date":"2021-12-14T09:59:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T14:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1117389"},"modified":"2021-12-14T09:59:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T14:59:23","slug":"miss-usa-vows-to-come-back-to-wonderful-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miss-usa-vows-to-come-back-to-wonderful-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss USA Vows to Come Back to &#039;Wonderful&#039; Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmiss-usa-vows-to-come-back-to-wonderful-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1117389&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">EILAT \u2013 Miss USA&nbsp;Elle Smith, who reached the top 10 on Monday\u2019s Miss Universe pageant in Eilat, called Israel \u201cwonderful\u201d and vowed to be back.<\/p>\n<p>The Kentucky beauty shared with Breitbart that she was looking forward to touring the country on her own.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to be back. After Miss Universe I\u2019ll come back to Israel and be able to explore on my own and just relax and explore the country in its entirety because it\u2019s just a wonderful place,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old added that she was lucky to room with Miss Israel, Noa Cochva.&nbsp;\u201cShe knows the country best so I\u2019ve got the inside scoop on the best places to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CW_r_P7hop7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-0.328125\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith, a broadcast news reporter for&nbsp;WHAS-TV&nbsp;in Louisville,&nbsp;took home the title of Miss USA 2021 only two weeks before Miss Universe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA little over a year ago, I sat in bed and watched Miss USA,\u201d she wrote in a Nov. 14&nbsp;<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWRm1OgAsez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CXUOqX1sjPH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-0.328125\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI remember watching&nbsp;(Miss New York&nbsp;Andreia Gibau), (Miss Ohio Sthephanie Marie Miranda), (Miss Louisiana&nbsp;Mariah Clayton) and so many more incredible women grace the stage, and thinking, \u2018I want to be on that stage. I want to be like them.\u2019 Crazy to think this is my official Miss USA headshot and I made that dream reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith, who graduated in 2020 from the University of Kentucky with a degree in broadcast journalism, did not make the final five.<\/p>\n<p>The second runner-up in the contest was Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane, who was demonized by her own government for taking part in the contest and withdrew its support for her candidacy, citing Israel\u2019s \u201catrocities\u201d against Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>The first runner-up was Miss Paraguay Nadia Ferreira. Miss India, Bollywood actress&nbsp;Harnaaz Sandhu, secured the top spot.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Miss Venezuela&nbsp;Luiseth Mater\u00e1n shared with Breitbart the most profound part of her visit to Israel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19123778\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1237201928.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19123778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1237201928-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Miss USA, Elle Smith, advances to the top 10 of the 70th Miss Universe beauty pageant in Israel\u2019s southern Red Sea coastal city of Eilat on December 13, 2021. (MENAHEM KAHANA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19123794\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"35\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1237203075.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19123794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1237203075-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu (Miss India) poses for photos after winning the 70th Miss Universe beauty pageant in Israel\u2019s southern Red Sea coastal city of Eilat on December 13, 2021. (MENAHEM KAHANA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe most important day for me was visiting the&nbsp;[Yad Vashem] Holocaust museum. Its history totally impacted me,\u201d&nbsp;Mater\u00e1n said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Miss Universe organizers, Israel was chosen to host the pageant because of its handling of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Israel took the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/middle-east\/2021\/11\/28\/israel-takes-most-aggressive-approach-in-world-against-omicron\/\">most aggressive approach in the world<\/a>&nbsp;with the emergence of the Omicron strain, immediately closing its borders two weeks before the Miss Universe contest.<\/p>\n<p>While the Miss Universe contestants and their limited entourages were issued exemptions, the new rules meant tourists could not enter Israel for the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EILAT \u2013 Miss USA\u00a0Elle Smith, who reached the top 10 on Monday\u2019s Miss Universe pageant in Eilat, called Israel \u201cwonderful\u201d and vowed to be back. 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