CELEBRITIES from Lebanon

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Lebanese Celebrities of all time. This list of famous Lebanese Celebrities is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Georgina Rizk (b. 1953)

With an HPI of 59.39, Georgina Rizk is the most famous Lebanese Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Georgina Rizk (Arabic: جورجينا رزق, romanized: Jūrjīnā Rizq) (born 3 January 1953) is a Lebanese model, socialite and beauty queen. She represented Lebanon and won Miss Universe 1971, making her the first Lebanese and Middle Eastern/West Asian woman to win that title. Prior to this, she was crowned Miss Lebanon 1970 and represented Lebanon at the Miss World competition but was unplaced. She is currently a beauty pageant judge for the Miss Lebanon contest and is married to Lebanese singer and actor Walid Toufic.

2. Rima Fakih (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 38.88, Rima Fakih is the 2nd most famous Lebanese Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Rima Fakih Slaiby (Arabic: ريما فقيه; born September 22, 1985) is a Lebanese-American former professional wrestler and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2010. Having previously been crowned Miss Michigan USA 2010, Fakih was the first Arab American woman and the third woman from Michigan to win the Miss USA title. Fakih was a contestant in season five of WWE Tough Enough, where she trained to become a professional wrestler. In 2018, she became the national director of the Miss Universe Lebanon Organization. As a philanthropist and advocate, she has worked with numerous organizations in the United States and in Lebanon devoted to providing assistance for women and children.