86-year-old great-grandmother crowned winner of "Miss Holocaust Survivor" pageant
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A pageant for Holocaust survivors took place in Israel this week, with 10 contestants competing for the title of "Miss Holocaust Survivor." The beauty pageant is designed to honor women who survived the Nazi genocide, Reuters reports.
Contestants ranging in age from 79 to 90 competed in the showcase – which was much like other pageants. They had their hair and makeup done and wore gowns and sashes down the catwalk.
The contest, which was held at a museum in Jerusalem this year, was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. Organizers say it is meant to give respect to the dwindling number of Jewish women who endured the Holocaust and survived to rebuild their lives in Israel.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were honored at a state dinner in Paris at the Presidential Elysee Palace on Saturday, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and first lady Brigitte Macron marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day two days prior and the strength of the countries' long alliance.
President Joe Biden said France was America's "first friend" at its founding and is one of its closest allies more than two centuries later as he was honored with a state visit Saturday by French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at showing off their partnership on global security issues and easing past trade tensions.
The Consumer Federal Protection Bureau last week launched an inquiry into what the agency is calling "junk fees in mortgage closing costs." These additional fees, involving home appraisal, title insurance and other services, have spiked in recent years and can add thousands of dollars to the final cost of buying a home.
Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90.