An Ethiopia-born model won the fifth season of Israel’s “Big Brother” reality show.
Tahunia Rubel, 25, won the 1 million shekel prize, worth about $274,000, on Aug. 27.
Many conflicts surrounded Rubel, including some dealing with race and ethnic identity. Some of the racial conflict reportedly caused two other contestants, a father and son, to be disqualified.
Earlier this year, an Ethiopian immigrant to Israel, Yityish Titi Aynam, 21, was crowned Miss Israel. — jta