Move over, ancient Helen of Troy – there’s a new Gen-Z beauty on the block.
Meet Yael Shelbia, the Israeli artist who has just been crowned winner of TC Candler’s annual list of “100 Most Beautiful Faces of the Year” in 2020.
“I never achieved anything first … it’s very beautiful,” the 19-year-old, who is currently doing her military service in the Israeli Air Force, told the Times of Israel.
The popular model and young actress is also number 1 in at least one person’s book: Shelbia is reportedly dating 35-year-old Brandon Korff, grandson of the late CBS, and Viacom billionaire honcho Sumner Redstone, who was kicked out of Israel for having blown off COVID-19 quarantine rules last spring when he secretly visited Shelbia.
The popular blue-eyed brunette, who has been in campaigns for Israeli fashion company Renuar, KM earplugs and Kim Kardashian’s KKW Beauty makeup range, is also an Instagram star whose page is littered with sexy selfies for her nearly 1 million fans.
“Thank you @tccandler and all the voters 💕💕 I appreciate it wholeheartedly !!” Shelbia posted on the ‘Gram’ after her worldwide victory.
But she also drew attention for years to the coveted face list that placed Shelbia at number 3 in 2018.
She can also be a miracle woman – at least from the beauty world – as the teenage beginner is a fellow Israeli, DC Universe actress and Miss. Israel 2004, Gal Gadot (35), as no. 21 occupied.
Quite a compliment, considering the official criteria to make the 30-year list: ‘Aesthetic perfection is only one of the criteria. Grace, elegance, originality, daring, passion, class, steadfastness, joy, promise, hope … they are all embodied in a beautiful face. ”
Unlike most other annual ‘beauty rankings’, founder TC Candler claims that his’ list is not a popularity contest and is certainly not country specific. It’s not about the sexiest body or the most famous personality. Rather, the list seeks to inform and broaden public opinion rather than to reflect it. You will find superstars and new stars, worldwide sensations and relative strangers. ”
And after all, as the legendary Russian philosopher Fyodor Dostoevsky is quoted in the viral video below with Shelbia’s fierce competition, “Beauty will save the world.”