White House officials insisted that the 22- year-old beauty be invited to the gala dinner, hosted by Israel's president Shimon Peres, after hearing how she became the first Israeli of Ethiopian origin to win the beauty queen contest.
According to the Telegraph:
The mass circulation Yedioth Ahronot newspaper reported that Ms Aynaw – who immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia with her Jewish grandparents after the death of her mother when she was 12 – would have the chance to exchange pleasantries with the president. She told the newspaper that Mr Obama's status as America's first black president had inspired her to make him the subject of her high school graduation essay. "For me, he is a role model who broke down barriers, a source of inspiration that proves that every person really can reach any height, regardless of their religion, race or gender," she said
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