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Each year, Haifa, Israel, plays host to a beauty pageant. But the contestants aren't what you'd expect. Each one is a Holocaust survivor, and while the pageant has had critics who claim that the event sensationalizes the suffering of the participants, many see it as a way for survivors from all over Israel to come together and celebrate being alive. | Great Big Story