Nadine Njeim crowned Miss Lebanon

Beirut: Nadine Njeim was crowned Miss Lebanon 2007 in a beauty pageant staged at the Casino du Liban on Friday.

International business student, Njeim beat top finalists Maha Khoury, Sahar Sbeiti, Sasha Dahdouh and Gretta Habib, to the title, and the nearly half million US dollars worth of prizes.

Members of the judging panel included Paolo Bongia, Siham Tueni, May Khalil, Georgina Rizk, Roger Moukarzel, Billy Karam, Mouna Fares, Nada Salameh and Tarek Housami.