Rina Mor

Rina Mor-Goder (Hebrew: רינה מור-גודר‎; née Messinger; February 16, 1956) is an Israeli lawyer, writer and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1976.

Rina Mor
Born
Rina Messinger

(1956-02-16) February 16, 1956
Kiryat Tiv'on, Israel
TitleMalkat HaYofi 1976
Miss Universe 1976
ChildrenSharona Goder (born 1984), Daniela (born 1986)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorDark blonde
Eye colorBlue
Major
competition(s)		Miss Israel 1976
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1976
(Winner)

Biography

Rina Goder (nee Messinger) was born in Kiryat Tiv'on, near Haifa. Her father was a mechanic and pilot in the Israeli Air Force and her mother was a kindergarten teacher. Rina Mor-Goder became a lawyer and mother of two daughters.

Beauty queen

Upon her proclamation as the winner, she remarked, "I'm no politician. I think my being Miss Universe will show people that Israel has another side, not only war."[1] Extensive security precautions were taken as she began her world tour with a stop in Bangkok. The first Miss Israel ever to win the crown, Messinger answered the contest question as to which country would she most like to visit? Her immediate response: "An Arab one."

In 1989 and 2004 she was a judge in the Miss Israel contest.

In 1981, she wrote a book on her experience as Miss Universe.[2]

After her reign as Miss Universe, Messinger worked in public relations for the Jewish Agency and Israel Bonds in New York. After four years she returned to Israel and continued working in public relations for a private company. There she met her husband, a businessman, with whom she has two daughters.[2]

In 1991, she began studying law in Tel Aviv University. After completing her bachelor's degree with honours, the family left for the Netherlands. She completed her master's degree there, specializing in family law. In 2002, after six years in the Netherlands, the family returned to Israel. Mor-Godor is a lawyer in Tel Aviv, working on her doctorate and appearing every week in the morning show of Channel 10, where she gives advice in family law.

See also

References
  1. "WebCite query result". webcitation.org. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. "finale 1976". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Anne Marie Pohtamo		 Miss Universe
1976		 Succeeded by
Janelle Commissiong
Preceded by
Orit Cooper		 Miss Israel
1976		 Succeeded by
Zehava Vardi
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