Yasmina Zaytoun

Yasmina Zaytoun
ياسمينة زيتون
Born
Yasmina Ismail Zaytoun

(2002-10-26) 26 October 2002
Tyre, Lebanon
EducationNotre Dame University-Louaize
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Major
competitions

Yasmina Ismail Zaytoun (Arabic: ياسمينة إسماعيل زيتون) is a Lebanese journalist, television presenter, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon 2022, and later finished as the Runner-Up of the Miss World 2023 international pageant held in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

She also previously competed at the Miss Universe 2022 competition that took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Early life and education

Zaytoun is from Kfarchouba, South Lebanon.[2][3] She entered Notre Dame University-Louaize in Zouk Mosbeh to pursue a bachelor's degree in journalism.[4] She achieved a TV presenter certification from the Al Jazeera Media Institute.[5] In April 2021, she began hosting an educational show on Instagram called With Yasmina Show.[6][7]

Pageantry

Miss Lebanon 2022

Zaytoun represented the Hasbaya District at the Miss Lebanon 2022 national competition, held at the Forum de Beyrouth in Beirut on 24 July 2022 where she competed against 16 other candidates for the title.[8][9][10][11]. At the conclusion of the event, Zaytoun was crowned Miss Lebanon 2022 by the outgoing titleholder Maya Reaidy, becoming the first Miss Lebanon titleholder to be crowned after the pageant's 3-year hiatus from 2019 to 2021.[12] During the virtual speech given by Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih, the national director of Miss Universe Lebanon, it was announced that the winner of the pageant would represent Lebanon at Miss Universe 2022 in addition to Miss World 2023.[13][14][15]

Miss Universe 2022

Zaytoun represented Lebanon at the Miss Universe 2022 competition held on 14 January 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she was unplaced, with R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States being the winner.[16]

Miss World 2023

Main article: Miss World 2023

After her Miss Universe tenure, Zaytoun later represented Lebanon at the Miss World 2023 pageant in India, which was initially set to be held on 16 December 2023 but was later postponed to 9 March 2024 due to the 2024 Indian general election. During the fast-track events, Zaytoun placed in the Top 20 at the Top Model Challenge and was initially among the Top 25 delegates of the Head-to-Head Challenge before being announced as one of the five winners along with Lesego Chombo of Botswana, Jessica Gagen of England, Ada Eme of Nigeria, and Nokutenda Marumbwa of Zimbabwe.

The coronation night of the pageant was held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, where she was declared as the runner-up to Krystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic at the conclusion of the event. Zaytoun's runner-up finish is the highest placement achieved by a Lebanese representative at Miss World. She also received the Miss World Asia 2023 title as the highest-placing contestant among the Asian delegates in the pageant and was the fourth woman from the Middle East to earned the continental title after Yi'fat Schechter in 1983, Iris Louk in 1984, and Maja Wechtenhaim in 1985.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ Zaytoun, Yasmina (13 February 2024). "Yasmina Zaytoun - LEBANON". Yasmina Zaytoun - Miss World 2023 Lebanon.
  2. ^ Henoud, Carla (10 March 2024). "Yasmina Zaytoun wins first runner-up for Miss World 2023". L'Orient Today. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  3. ^ https://graziamagazine.com/me/articles/facts-about-miss-lebanon-2022-yasmina-zaytoun/]
  4. ^ Andrews, Farah (25 July 2022). "Who is Yasmina Zaytoun, the journalism student crowned Miss Lebanon 2022?". The National. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ Sinha, Sujita (26 July 2022). "Who is Yasmina Zaytoun, Miss Lebanon 2022? Here's all you want to know". Mashable ME. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. ^ سعادة, منال (25 July 2022). "هذا هو تاج ملكة جمال لبنان ياسمينا زيتون!" [This is Miss Lebanon Yasmina Zeitoun's crown!]. HIA Mag (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  7. ^ Zbibo, Zeina (24 July 2022). "Journalism student, educational show host Yasmina Zaitoun crowned Miss Lebanon 2022". Arab News. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  8. ^ Zoghbi, Jana (24 July 2022). "Yasmina Zaytoun Just Won Miss Lebanon 2022". The961. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  9. ^ Homsi, Nada (24 July 2022). "Miss Lebanon returns to the nation's screens". The National. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Yasmina Zaytoun Miss Liban 2022" [Yasmina Zaytoun Miss Lebanon 2022]. ICI Beyrouth (in French). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  11. ^ "هذه أسماء وصور مشتركات "ملكة جمال لبنان 2022" [Here are the names and photos of the Miss Lebanon 2022 contestants]. IMLebanon (in Arabic). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  12. ^ Al Saadi, Leen. "Miss Lebanon 2022 Has Been Crowned And Lebanon Is Celebrating". Grazia Middle East. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  13. ^ "خاص – "الفن" يكشف عن أسماء أعضاء لجنة تحكيم Miss Lebanon" [Exclusive - Art reveals the names of the Miss Lebanon jury members]. El Fann (in Arabic). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  14. ^ "خاص الفن- الكشف عن أسماء وصور مشتركات مسابقة ملكة جمال لبنان 2022" [EXCLUSIVE- Miss Lebanon 2022 contestants' names and photos revealed]. El Fann (in Arabic). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Yasmina Zaytoun Crowned Miss Lebanon 2022". Beirut.com. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  16. ^ Tinoco, Armando (15 January 2023). "Miss Universe Winner: USA Representative R'Bonney Gabriel Takes Crown". Deadline. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  17. ^ "Miss World 2024 in pics: Krystyna Pyszkova wins title; Lebanon's Yasmina Zaytoun is first runner-up". CNBC TV18. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  18. ^ Kumar, Shyama Krishna (12 March 2024). "Lebanon's Yasmina Zaytoun, 2024 Miss World runner-up, says 'hard work finally paid off'". Arab News PK. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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