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LOOK: 'Wonder Woman' star Gal Gadot competes for Miss Universe title

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/yugqM1ubbE/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Gal Gadot (@gal_gadot)</a> on <time dateTime="2015-02-05T16:47:10+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 5, 2015 at 8:47am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>She has captivated many as the glorious Amazonian goddess who wields a sword and a golden lasso to defeat evil in &quot;Wonder Woman.&quot; </p><p>But in 2004, Gal Gadot did her slaying a bit differently. Wearing outfits that clearly won&#x27;t pass as armor, she represented (albeit reluctantly) her country in the Miss Universe pageant. </p><p>Talking to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ituTGKo986A">W Magazine</a>, she said that she only joined Miss Israel because of her mother. &quot;I was 18, I just graduated high school and I had some time in between going to the army,&quot; she shared. &quot;My mom figured, &#x27;Hey, why don&#x27;t I send your photo, you finished school and this like a proper pageant,&#x27; whatever.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I got in and I never thought I would win and then I won and then it scared me. I was like, &#x27;What? Miss Israel? All the responsibility of being Miss Israel?&#x27;&quot; she added. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4NA7hQb8IBI" width="560"></iframe></figure><p>Still, despite being a &quot;reluctant beauty queen&quot; and saying that she threw the Miss Universe pageant away, there&#x27;s no arguing she looks amazing in her competition photos, as compiled by <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/858131/gal-gadot-s-pageant-past-wonder-woman-star-dazzled-as-miss-israel#photo-818800">E!</a></p><p>The people at Miss Universe also seems to agree, juxtaposing a photo of the actress when she joined the beauty contest as a teen and a shot of her wearing Wonder Woman&#x27;s costume. The caption read: &quot;She embodies a confidently beautiful woman on and off of the camera.&quot; </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/06/06/wonder-woman-2017.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">A photo of Gal Gadot as Miss Israel 2004 and a shot of her as Wonder Woman for the DC Comics movie. <a href="https://www.missuniverse.com/post/2112">Miss Universe</a></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;Wonder Woman&quot; is currently showing in Philippine cinemas nationwide. </p>

<p>She has captivated many as the glorious Amazonian goddess who wields a sword and a golden lasso to defeat evil in ''Wonder Woman.''</p>

She has captivated many as the glorious Amazonian goddess who wields a sword and a golden lasso to defeat evil in ''Wonder Woman.''