Anat Zamir

Anat Zamir (Hebrew: ענת זמיר‎; 18 April 1962 – 15 December 2018) was an Israeli model and actress. She was named Na'arat Israel at the Miss Israel contest of 1980 and went on to represent Israel at the Miss World 1980, contest where she was third runner-up. Zamir modelled for multiple companies and was in the 1990 film Kiss in the IDF and the 1991 film Shevet Choen.

Anat Zamir
Born
Anat Zimmerman

(1962-04-18)18 April 1962
Givatayim, Israel
Died15 December 2018(2018-12-15) (aged 56)
Ramat Gan, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Occupations
  • Model
  • Actress
Children1

Early life

She was born Anat Zimmerman (Hebrew: ענת צימרמן) on 18 April 1962,[1] in Givatayim, Israel[2] where she was brought up.[3] Zamir's parents were hard-of-hearing with her mother also mute,[3] and was the youngest daughter with three elder brothers.[4] Her father left her home when she was young, leaving Zamir and her siblings to be raised solely by her mother. She sang in the school choir and selected the surname Zamir.[4] From the age of 13 until enrolling in the military, Zamir was sexually abused by an distant family member. She studied cosmetics and worked part-time for a while in such a role by opening a minor clinic. Zamir also worked in a jewellery store and then a clothing department.[5]

Career

She began a modelling career,[6] being named Na’arat Israel (1st Runner-Up) at the Miss Israel contest at the Arad Sports Hall in Tel Aviv in 1980.[7][8] That same year, Zamir represented Israel at the Miss World 1980 contest held in London. She was named the contest's third runner-up.[4] She went on to model for companies such as Kodak and local firms like the swimwear brand Pepper, Jordosh, Polgat and George during the 1980s.[4][6][7] In April 1990, Zamir began filming Kiss in the IDF in which she portrayed Yehuda Barkan's wife released later in the year.[1][7][9] She also had a role as a model in the television series The Cohen Tribe.[10] Zamir also had a role in the comedy film Shevet Cohen the year after.[1][7] In 2016, she was a participant in the documentary The Lie of Beauty which is focused on the beauty world.[7]

Personal life

She was married four times. Zamir was married three times: first to Israeli businessperson Shuki Ben Porat, second marriage were to Israeli dentist Ami Vizhinsky, and last one to Israeli businessperson and restaurateur Rami Segs.[4] She has a son from her only period of marriage with her second husband, Ami Vizhinsky.[3][5]

Death

Zamir had struggled with drug addiction during her whole adult life.[4] On 14 December 2018, she collapsed on the pavement close to her small apartment in Tel Aviv.[2] Zamir was transported to Sheba Medical Center,[5] where she died the following day.[6] She was buried in Yarkon Cemetery on 16 December with few attendees present and none from the fashion world.[2][4]

References
  1. "ענת זמיר" [Anat Zamir]. Ishim.co.il. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. Goldenberg-Stern, Liora (17 December 2018). "56 נערת ישראל בעבר ענת זמיר הלכה לעולמה בגיל" [Former Israeli girl Anat Zamir has died at the age of 56]. Maariv (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. Abramov, Etty (19 December 2018). "האישה שחיפשה אהבה ומצאה את ההיפך" [The woman who sought love and found the opposite]. Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. Pur, Shira (18 December 2018). ""יופי הוא לא רק ברכה": הסוף העצוב של ענת זמיר, סגנית מיס עולם לשעבר" ["Beauty is not just a blessing": the sad ending of Anat Zamir, former Miss World deputy]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. Ari, Dalia Ben (18 December 2018). ""הכל קרה לה מהר מדי: ההצלחה, הגברים, הסמים": פרידה מענת זמיר" ["Everything happened to her too fast: success, men, drugs": Farewell to Zamir]. Atmag (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. Alirzi, Sivan (18 December 2018). "נפרדים מענת זמיר: נערת ישראללשנת 1980 הלכה לעולמה בגיל 56" [Farewell to Anat Zamir: The Israeli girl of 1980 passed away at the age of 56] (in Hebrew). Ynet. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. Boker, Ran (17 December 2018). "ענת זמיר, סגנית מיס עולם לשעבר, הלכה לעולמה" [Anat Zamir, a former deputy Miss World, passed away] (in Hebrew). Ynet. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  8. "אילנה שושן - מלכת היופי של ישראל" [Ilana Shoshan – The Beauty Queen of Israel]. Maariv (in Hebrew). 16 April 1980. p. 15. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via National Library of Israel.
  9. "גם בוכים, גם צוחקים" [Also Crying, Also Laughing]. Maariv (in Hebrew). 8 April 1990. p. 5. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via National Library of Israel.
  10. Nolan, Yehuda (21 December 1990). "כהן יש רק אחד" [Cohen has only one]. Maariv (in Hebrew). p. 6. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via National Library of Israel.
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