Yityish Aynaw -The first black Miss Israel

In Feb 2013 Ethiopian-born Yiytish Aynaw became the first woman of African descent to be named Miss Israel

Aynaw was born in Chahawit, a small village in northern Ethiopia, near the city of Gondar. Her father died when she was young and when she was just 12 years old she lost her mother to a painful illness. Heartbroken, she arrived in Israel with her brother to live with their Ethiopian Jewish grandparents