Avigail Boblile
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Born | Avigail Alfatov February 28, 1996 |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Israel 2015 |
Hair color | Blonde |
Eye color | Blue |
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Avigail Boblile ( Hebrew: אביגיל בובליל; born 28 February 1996) is an Israeli national fencing champion, model and beauty pageant titleholder. [1] She was crowned Na'arat Israel 2015 ( Miss Israel's runner-up). She represented her native Israel at Miss Universe 2015.
Born Avigail Alfatov ( Hebrew: אביגיל אלפטוב) in Acre, Israel, to Ukrainian-Jewish (of Ashkenazi Jewish descent) immigrant parents. [2] Alfatov's father is a graphic designer, and her mother is a teacher. [2] Both her parents were born in Soviet Ukraine and immigrated to Israel, in order to escape antisemitism in the former USSR. [2]
She graduated magna cum laude from high school. [2] In her spare time, she volunteers for AKIM, an Israeli organization that works to help people suffering from intellectual disabilities.
She married her Israeli boyfriend Yossi Boblile in August 2017. [3] [4] They have a son named Ariel Boblile who was born in 2018, [5] and another son named Dor Boblile who was born in 2020. [6] Both her sons had a bris. [7] [5]
Alfatov began fencing in fourth grade, and is Israel's national youth fencing champion. [8] She devotes four hours a day to fencing practice. [8] She says: "I've taken part in a lot of fencing competitions around the world and I was already the past champion of Israel many times. My dream is to get to the Olympics and win." [9] She hopes that modelling will help her to support her fencing career financially, as Israel will only pay for the first year of training to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. [9] [2]
Alfatov as of December 2015 served as a soldier in the Israeli Air Force. [2]
On June 2, 2015, Alfatov was crowned Na'arat Israel 2015 ( Miss Israel's runner-up), which resulted in her competing at Miss Universe 2015. [10] [11] The 66th Miss Israel contest was organized by La'Isha Magazine. The Miss Israel has handled Miss Universe and Miss World since 1952 and produced the following International Grand Winners; Rina Messinger (Miss Israel 1976), Miss Universe 1976 and Linor Abargil (Miss Israel 1998), Miss World 1998. [12]
Alfatov competed as Miss Israel 2015 at Miss Universe 2015, but did not place.
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