Perla Helou

Perla Helou (Arabic: بيرلا حلو‎)[2] (born 10 July 1995)[3] is a Lebanese beauty queen, who was crowned Miss Lebanon in 2017.[1] She participated in Miss World 2017 on November 18 in Sanya, China[4] where she placed 7th in People's Choice,[5] 4th in Multimedia and in the Top 40 overall among the 118 contestants.[6] She also won the head to head challenge of her group.[6]

Perla Helou
Born
Perla Helou

(1995-07-10) 10 July 1995
Baabda, Lebanon[1]
OccupationBeauty pageant titleholder
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
TitleMiss Lebanon 2017
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)		Miss Lebanon 2017
(Winner)
Miss World 2017
(Top 10 People's Choice
Top 5 Multimedia
Among Top 40 Overall)

Biography

Perla studied at the Saint Joseph University in Beirut, where she graduated in June 2016, in Business Administration. She is currently pursuing her Master in Management and Marketing degree in École supérieure des affaires (Beirut).[7]

Miss Lebanon 2017

On September 24, 2017 Perla was crowned Miss Lebanon 2017 at Casino du Liban. The pageant was televised on LBCI and LDC. As Miss Lebanon, Perla competed at the Miss World 2017 pageant. Perla's answers on the judges questions in addition to her look helped her win the title. In the final question Perla was asked "In your opinion, can civil society protest movements change the reality of Lebanon?" She replied that "protesters should first agree on the objectives to be achieved in order to ensure the effectiveness of their movement."[1]

Miss World 2017

Perla placed 7th in People's Choice,[5] 4th in Multimedia and in the Top 40 overall among the 118 contestants.[6] She also won the head to head challenge of her group.[6] Perla was among the top 10 in many prediction leaderboards, such as Zardebelleza's leaderboard and others.

After pageantry

Perla chose to support the causes that she believes in, in particular, empowering women.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Perla Helou décroche la couronne de Miss Liban 2017". Lorientlejhour.com. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. "بيرلا حلو ملكة جمال لبنان 2017... صبية على العرش". Annahar.com (in Arabic). 24 September 2017.
  3. "Perla Helou décroche la couronne de Miss Liban 2017". Lorientlejour.com. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. "Miss World". missworld.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. "Top 10 Finalists of People's Choice Award at Miss World 2017". Tkop.org. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. "Miss World". missworld.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. "ملكة جمال لبنان 2017 بيرلا الحلو: لا ينقص الشابة اللبنانية شيء لتصبح ملكة جمال العالم - Laha Magazine". 18 October 2017.
  8. "ملكة جمال لبنان 2017 بيرلا الحلو: تسلّحت بالثقة وقضيتي حقوق المرأة". lahamag (in Arabic). 7 October 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Sandy Tabet		 Miss Lebanon
2017		 Succeeded by
Maya Reaidy
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