F1 star Lance Stroll has been seen on holiday with a model and actress who has been described as ‘the most beautiful woman in the world’.
Aston Martin driver Stroll was seen with Yael Shelbia, 23, in an unknown location in an image that went viral after being leaked online.
Stroll wore a light blue t-shirt and dark blue cap while Shelbia, who is from Israel, wore a patterned floral bikini accompanied by white trousers.
Reacting to the image of the pair after it was posted to Instagram by the account @f1gossipofficial, users were stunned by the actress’ looks.
One user wrote: ‘Gosh she is beautiful’.
A second added: ‘She is so beautiful’.
Another claimed: ‘it’s from [Monday] in Tel Aviv’.
A fourth wrote: ‘Yael is so gorgeous I’m obsessed’.
The sighting of her with Stroll comes after Shelbia was crowned champion of TC Candler’s annual ‘100 Most Beautiful Faces of the Year’ list back in 2021.
Yael has modelled for Kim Kardashian’s KKW Beauty and Kylie Jenner’s skincare range and appeared alongside Lionel Messi in campaigns for FINNEY mobile.
She said: ‘I’ve received a large amount of support and love, also suitor messages I must admit and messages that weren’t the nicest. They said the normal things that haters say, nothing worth any attention.’
Yael claimed she was surprised to receive the title since she didn’t realise she was participating in the contest, but that it’s ‘very exciting and flattering’.
She started modelling when she was 16 after a local photographer noticed her Instagram snaps and asked her to participate in a photo shoot.
At the time of winning the accolade, Yael was doing mandatory military service with the Israeli Air Force.
The model placed 14th in the list in 2017, third in 2018, and second in 2019. The competition, which began in 1990, prides itself on being among the most ‘diverse’ beauty awards.
It was founded by British film critic TC Candler, and has previously awarded Michelle Pfeiffer, Marion Cotillard and Jourdan Dunn with the title.
Yael grew up in a small city in the north of Israel in a large, Orthodox Jewish family.
She previously dated American billionaire businessman Brandon Korff, son of Sumner Redstone and heir to the Paramount empire.
Stroll, meanwhile, has been linked to a number of women but his most recent known relationship was to model Sara Pagliaroli.
Like Yael’s ex, he comes from a wealthy family. Stroll’s father Lawrence Stroll is the owner of the Aston Martin F1 team and executive chairman of Aston Martin. His net worth is estimated at around £3billion by Forbes.
This year has been difficult for the Aston Martin driver in Formula One. He has failed to add to his three career podium finishes and in June missed the Spanish Grand Prix with a hand and wrist injury in the aftermath of losing his temper in the team’s garage.
Stroll reportedly damaged equipment and was sworn at by team members after being eliminated at the end of the second qualifying session, although a spokesperson denied the injury was linked.
Stroll has also been caught calling Aston Martin’s much-maligned car the ‘worst piece of s*** I’ve ever driven’.
Appearing on the Pitstop podcast last week, long-time former Ferrari manager Gino Rosato had some sympathy for Stroll’s struggles – and the criticism of his father’s help in securing his F1 career.
Rosato said: ‘”Lance Stroll arrived there because he had money”. Name me one Formula 1 driver who has never arrived there because he had money, or through a manager, or through a sponsor, or through a team.
‘Can we just drop the wallet thing? If we agree on that one, then… that everybody needs money to get there?’
