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Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot talks about her beauty queen days and how she tried to NOT become Miss Universe: 'It wasn't gonna happen'

By HEIDI PARKER and SARAH SOTOODEH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

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Gal Gadot was once a beauty queen.

And in the November issue of Vanity Fair, the 35-year-old Wonder Woman actress said she did not enjoy the fit. In 2004 she became Miss Israel but tried her hardest not to get the Miss Universe crown that same year.

'Oh, my God,' said the 5ft10in star. 'Paula Abdul was one of the judges, and she asked me something and I was like [using a heavy accent] "Me no speak English, so sorry." I did everything to make sure it wasn’t gonna happen.'

Not for her: Gal Gadot was once a beauty queen. And in the November issue of Vanity Fair, the 35-year-old Wonder Woman actress said she did not enjoy the fit. Seen in a VF video
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Not for her: Gal Gadot was once a beauty queen. And in the November issue of Vanity Fair, the 35-year-old Wonder Woman actress said she did not enjoy the fit. Seen in a VF video

Not worth it for her: In 2004 she became Miss Israel but tried her hardest not to get the Miss Universe crown that same year. Seen in 2004 at the Miss Universe pageant
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Not worth it for her: In 2004 she became Miss Israel but tried her hardest not to get the Miss Universe crown that same year. Seen in 2004 at the Miss Universe pageant

In 2017 she admitted to Rolling Stone she did not think she would even become Miss Israel: 'I told myself, "I’m just gonna do this. They’re gonna fly us to Europe, and I’m gonna get to tell my grandchildren that Grandmom did the Miss Israel thing." Little did I know that I would win.'

Also in her VF interview she talked about her next Wonder Woman film - Wonder Woman 1984 - which will reportedly come out on December 25, 2020.

'I think the first film was the birth of a hero and this time around we wanted to go deeper in a way. It's more about the danger in greed, and I think that it's very relevant to the era that we're living in nowadays,' said the star who was paid $300K for the first WW and $10M for the second.

Not interested: 'Oh, my God,' said the 5ft10in star. 'Paula Abdul was one of the judges, and she asked me something and I was like [using a heavy accent] "Me no speak English, so sorry." I did everything to make sure it wasn¿t gonna happen'
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Not interested: 'Oh, my God,' said the 5ft10in star. 'Paula Abdul was one of the judges, and she asked me something and I was like [using a heavy accent] "Me no speak English, so sorry." I did everything to make sure it wasn’t gonna happen'

Doing a dance: Here the actress is seen far right next to Miss Canada
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Doing a dance: Here the actress is seen far right next to Miss Canada

Adding: 'It feels like everyone is in a race for more, and when you get what you wanted there's a new bar - and what's the price? And do we lose ourselves in this crazy marathon?'

Gal said she gets teary eyed when she sees the opening scene of 1984 where actress Lilly Aspell, 12, plays the child version of Wonder Woman and is in a physical contest.

'One of the biggest things that I believe is that you can only dream about becoming someone or something after you've seen it visually. And for boys - lucky them - they got to experience, since the beginning of the movies, that they were the protagonist, they were the strong ones, they saved the days.' 

Strong role model: Gal said she gets teary eyed when she sees the opening scene of 1984 where actress Lilly Aspell, 12, plays the child version of Wonder Woman and is in a physical contest. 'One of the biggest things that I believe is that you can only dream about becoming someone or something after you've seen it visually'
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Strong role model: Gal said she gets teary eyed when she sees the opening scene of 1984 where actress Lilly Aspell, 12, plays the child version of Wonder Woman and is in a physical contest. 'One of the biggest things that I believe is that you can only dream about becoming someone or something after you've seen it visually'

The Israeli actress also spoke about the impact of playing Wonder Woman to the magazine, including on her own daughter.

Gal, who is mom to Alma, eight, and Maya, three, with husband Jaron Varsano, said that she showed the film to her eldest daughter.

'She was very excited but she also couldn't detach from seeing Ima [Ima means mother in Hebrew] battling the bad guys. She said, I can't watch it! Just forward! She couldn't bear it. So we skipped the scary parts. But the rest of it she loved, and she is proud of it.' 

And Gadot addressed her poorly received rendition of John Lennon's Imagine while self isolating - with people of the internet branding them 'out of touch' for singing about 'no possessions' from their mansions. 

Kids: She spoke about the impact of playing Wonder Woman, including on her own daughter. Gal, who is mom to Alma, eight, and Maya, three, with husband Jaron Varsano, said that she showed the film to her eldest daughter. 'She was very excited but she also couldn't detach from seeing Ima [Ima means mother in Hebrew] battling the bad guys'
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Kids: She spoke about the impact of playing Wonder Woman, including on her own daughter. Gal, who is mom to Alma, eight, and Maya, three, with husband Jaron Varsano, said that she showed the film to her eldest daughter. 'She was very excited but she also couldn't detach from seeing Ima [Ima means mother in Hebrew] battling the bad guys' 

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