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# Miss Lebanon Criticized After Being Caught in Miss Israel's Selfie

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## NBC News


Jan 18, 2015 10:50 PM UTC

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## NBC News


Jan 18, 2015 10:50 PM UTC

A seemingly good-spirited selfie taken at the Miss Universe pageant has [caused a political stir](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/oh-snap-miss-lebanon-slammed-selfie-miss-israel-n288471?cid=par-time-article%5F20150118). Miss Lebanon, Saly Greige, is being criticized for being caught in a photo with Miss Israel, Doron Matalon, along with two other girls.

After Matalon posted the snapshot on her Facebook profile, Lebanese television station _Al Jadeed_ quipped that, since one of her hobbies is reading, she should have read that Lebanon and Israel are enemies.

Greige explained the situation on her Facebook page, saying she had been trying to avoid communicating with and taking a photo with Miss Israel since arriving at the competition…

[Read more from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/oh-snap-miss-lebanon-slammed-selfie-miss-israel-n288471?cid=par-time-article%5F20150118)

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