2026


Emtiaz (Emmy) Yousif Benford


Your Ms Lebanon



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Your Ms. Lebanon 🇱🇧 Emtiaz, is a single mom of 4, medically
retired Army combat veteran, entrepreneur, and
professional/published model.
Her father came here at the tender at of 17 to escape the civil
war in Lebanon. With her Lebanese heritage, she’s fluent in the
Arabic language and was raised in the Lebanese culture ideology.
As Ms. Lebanon, Emtiaz hopes to make her relatives and all
nations proud. They have residences in Egypt, Dubai and America.
She realizes that western and Arabian cultures differ. However,
she is the embodiment of the merge of the two and how respect and
coexistence can be achieved.
Emtiaz has academical roots in law and laboratory sciences. She
has served in several roles to support her family. During a break
in her military service, she was a Lab-technician in a Texas
State Prison system where she managed three different prison
units’ daily laboratory needs. She eagerly proves she is always
up to the task at hand and will get the job done, no matter what
the circumstances.
She is a devoted mother to her four beautiful children. After 17
years of marriage, divorce can be hard but as she states, "you
pick up the pieces and make sure that your babies don't suffer
because of it.”
These days, she is actively involved with charitable activities
here and beyond. She hopes this new title will help her efforts
have a broader reach. She founded a group that has been
transforming and evolving into a thriving organization. This
organization is her heart and is devoted to giving those in need
critical/crucial items for their babies and young toddlers. The
fact that her first born is autistic, lead her to understand just
how important the need for adequate advocacy can be in the life
of a special-needs child and how that directly affects the family
members of that child. Therefore, her true passion/platform is
Child Advocacy. She also has charity works in effect for children
with special needs in honor of her autistic son in her community
and beyond.
She enjoys cooking and baking in her free time and her daily goal
is to be the best version of herself as well as make her children
smile. Emtiaz is a very ambitious, strong, woman that sets out to
achieve all of her dreams while helping others. The rest is just
"icing on the cake" of her blessed life. She is grateful for
every single day she is given.
Emtiaz is both proud and humbled to represent and serve women in
general, and more specifically, the people of her culture as
well.
Her somewhat Americanized beliefs and her life experiences
coupled with her upbringing and culture, will allow her to make
inroads leading to more understanding and cooperation among the
many variations of people in the world. The children of the world
depend on it.

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