In the late 1920s, a "Queen Esther Beauty Pageant" was held in Tel Aviv, centred on the holiday of Purim.

In 2022, the pageant was cancelled amid controversies over its relevance to modern social standards.

[2] All contestants were required to be female, 170 centimetres or taller, between 18 and 24 years old, never married, and with no children.

[1] On 20 July 2021, Miss Universe confirmed that the competition would be held in the Israeli city of Eilat in December 2021.

[3] In some years, spectators at home were able to choose their favorite contestant by SMS: