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Contestants stand during a beauty pageant for Holocaust survivors in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on June 28, 2012.
Fourteen women who lived through the horrors of World War II paraded on stage Thursday night in an unusual pageant, vying for the honor of Israel's first "Miss Holocaust Survivor." The unusual event was hosted by an Israeli group that aids Holocaust survivors. Around 20 women, all in their 80s and 90s, told the audience their life stories. Some 198,000 Holocaust survivors live in Israel today.
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Holocaust survivor Genia Schwartz-Bardt, 89, has her hair made up before the Holocaust Survivor Pageant.
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Pageant contestant Mania Herman, 87, dances during the event.
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A man sends a kiss to Holocaust survivors participating in the pageant.
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Winner Hava Hershkovitz is kissed after her victory.
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