The Standard:

An Israeli model accused of glaring at her Palestinian counterpart during a Miss Universe event has denied shooting her hostile looks.

Melanie Shiraz, Miss Israel, (The family moved to America when Shiraz was young.) went viral after viewers claimed a clip appeared to show her side-eyeing Nadeen Ayoub Miss Palestine, who is the first model to represent her nation in the competition.

Ms Shiraz quickly denied the accusations, insisting that she was actually looking at other contestants who were taking part in the event in Thailand on Sunday night.

The model reportedly said: “It's very clear that I was simply looking toward other contestants as they came on stage.

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