Doron Matalon

Background

Doron Matalon was born and raised in Beit Aryeh-Ofarim. Her father is a manager at International Business Machines Corporation and her mother is a kindergarten teacher.

Career

She represented her country at the Mission Universe 2014 pageant. The meaning of her name is "gift" in both Hebrew and Greek. She served as a sergeant in the Northern Command of the Israeli army.

In December 2011, Matalon gained national publicity after a sex segregation incident on a Jerusalem business

She said a 45-year-old Haredi man demanded she move to the back of the bus, threatening her and calling her a prostitute, but she refused. The incident was covered extensively by the Israeli media, and she became a symbol of women"s empowerment.

Matalon pressed charges and the man was later convicted of sexually harassing her. Mission Israel 2014

The Mission Israel pageant was held at the Congress Center in Haifa.

Mission Universe 2014

Matalon competed in the Mission Universe 2014 pageant but finished unplaced.

Achievements

• Matalon was crowned as the Mission Universe Israel 2014 together with Mor Mamman who was crowned as the official Mission Israel at the pageant.