Move over, old Helen of Troy – there is a new one Gen-Z beauty on the block.
Meet Yael Shelbia, the Israeli stunner who was just crowned the winner of TC Candler’s annual “100 Most Beautiful Faces of the Year” list in 2020.
“I’ve never come first anywhere … it’s a lot of fun,” the 19-year-old, who is currently doing her mandatory military service in the Israeli Air Force, told the Times of Israel.
The hot model and young actress is also No. 1 in at least one other’s book: Shelbia is reportedly dating 35-year-old Brandon Korff, grandson of the late CBS and Viacom billionaire honcho Sumner Redstone, who became from Israel. kicked off for calling off COVID-19 quarantine regulations last spring when he secretly visited Shelbia.
The in-demand blue-eyed brunette, who has campaigned for Israeli fashion company Renuar, KM Earbuds and Kim Kardashian’s KKW Beauty makeup line, is also an Instagram star whose page is littered with sexy selfies for her nearly 1 million followers.
“Thank you @tccandler and all voters 💕💕 I appreciate it with all my heart !!” Shelbia posted on the ‘Gram after her worldwide victory.
But she’s also been drawing the attention of the prestigious face-ranking list, which placed Shelbia No. 3 in 2018, for years.
She might also be a wonder woman – of the beauty world, anyway – as the teenage upstart beat fellow Israeli DC Universe actress and Miss Israel 2004 Gal Gadot, 35, who ranked number 21.
Quite a compliment, given the official criteria for making the 30-year-old list: “Aesthetic perfection is just one of the criteria. Grace, elegance, originality, courage, passion, class, poise, joy, promise, hope… they are all embodied in a beautiful face. ”
Unlike most other annual beauty rankings, founder TC Candler claims that his “list is not a popularity contest and is by no means country specific. It is not about the sexiest body or the most famous celebrity. Rather, the list tries to gain public opinion. inform and broaden rather than portray it. You will find superstars and new stars, global sensations and relative unknowns. ”
And finally, as the legendary Russian philosopher Fyodor Dostoevsky is quoted in the viral video below featuring Shelbia’s fierce competition, “Beauty will save the world.”