1 / 5   “I’m very happy. It’s something special,” said Tova Ringer, a 93-year-old great-grandmother born in Poland, after she was crowned “Miss Holocaust Survivor” in a beauty pageant in Haifa. The Oct. 14 pageant was Israel's dedication to women who survived the horrors of World War II. /VCG Photo

2 / 5   “I’m very happy. It’s something special,” said Tova Ringer, a 93-year-old great-grandmother born in Poland, after she was crowned “Miss Holocaust Survivor” in a beauty pageant in Haifa. The Oct. 14 pageant was Israel dedication to women who survived the horrors of World War II. /VCG Photo

3 / 5   Two authors of Holocaust memoirs, a retired gynecologist and gas technician who are both 81 years old, and the youngest, a 74-year-old teacher, cautiously trod the catwalk - at times assisted among a dozen other contestants. /VCG Photo

4 / 5   Several generations of relatives, along with well-wishers, cheered them on and snapped pictures. /VCG Photo

5 / 5   The night echoed the event’s message that the contest honors those whose youth was stolen in wartime in Europe but who went on build new lives for themselves in Israel. /VCG Photo