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List Of Turkish Women Who Won International Beauty Pageants
Below is the list of Turkish women who won the international beauty pageants. {, class="wikitable" , - ! Year !! Contest !! Name , - , 1932 , , International Beauty, , Keriman Halis Ece , - , 1952, , Miss Europe, , Günseli Başar , - , 1971, , Miss Europe, , Filiz Vural , - , 1981, , Miss Asia Pacific , , Ayla AtlasAsia Pacific , - , 1982, , Miss Europe, , Nazlı Deniz Kuruoğlu , - , 1983, , Miss Europe, , Neşe Erberk , - , 1986, , Miss Asia Pacific, , , - , 1993, , Miss Europe, , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Pageant Of Pulchritude
The International Pageant of Pulchritude, also known as Miss Universe or the International Beauty Contest, was a beauty contest that began in 1920, featuring contestants from multiple nations. This pageant originated the title "Miss Universe" and was the first international contest. The last pageant event in the United States was held in 1931 although additional Miss Universe events were held until 1935. The contest served as a model for modern contests that began after World War II. The contest originated in Galveston, Texas, United States. The last Miss Universe event of this pre-World War II era was held in Brussels, Belgium. Though this contest served as a model and inspiration for the modern Miss Universe contests, the modern organization has no direct affiliation with these older contests. History During the early 20th century, the island city of Galveston, still recovering from the devastating Hurricane of 1900, launched efforts to strengthen its tourism industry build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keriman Halis Ece
Keriman Halis Ece (February 16, 1913 – January 28, 2012) was a Turkish beauty pageant titleholder, pianist, and fashion model who won the Miss Turkey 1932 title. She was also crowned Miss Universe 1932 in Spa, Belgium and thus became Turkey's first Miss Universe. Biography She was of Ubykh origin. Keriman Halis was born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, as one of the six children of a merchant from Hacıosman, Manyas, Tevfik Halis Bey, in 1913. She grew up in a family with a religious background. During her childhood, her family lived in Findikzade, where she was surrounded by French nannies. Her grandfather was a Sheikh Al Islam, an advisor to the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V. According to the Atlanta Constitution, her grandfather was a conservative mighty religious man who kept her secluded from the public in a palace in order to hide her beauty from the public. Only as after the establishment of Turkey, the environment for women became more liberal, she was allowed to in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Europe
Miss Europe is a beauty pageant for European women from all over Europe. It was established in February 1927 by Fanamet, the European distributor of Paramount, as a one-off event where the winner was to star in a film directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. After the initial twelve-person jury couldn't decide between 10 contestants, a runoff election was held where Murnau chose the winner. Murnau ended up choosing Štefica Vidačić of Yugoslavia as the winner and the first ever Miss Europe. Miss Europe was later re-established in December 1928 by French journalist Maurice de Waleffe (1874–1946), who also created, in 1920, what by 1927 had become the Miss France pageant. Miss Europe, under de Waleffe, was first held at the Paris Opera with participants from 18 countries. The first contest under de Waleffe did not occur until February 1929. The contest was interrupted by the onset of World War II but was later re-established, after de Waleffe died, by Roger Zeiler and Claude B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günseli Başar
Günseli Başar (22 January 1932 – 20 April 2013) was a Turkish beauty contestant and columnist who was crowned Miss Turkey 1951 and Miss Europe 1952. Biography Başar was born on February 22, 1932, to an officer's family in İstanbul, where her father was stationed. However, her birth was registered some time later in Erzurum due to her father's transfer. Her great-grand uncle was Grand Vizier Halil Rifat Pasha, founder of the almshouse ( tr, Darülaceze) in Istanbul and commissioner of the İzmir Clock Tower. She is of Rumelian Turkish, Circassian and Georgian descent. Günseli Başar completed her secondary education at Erenköy Girls High School in Istanbul. While studying sculpture at the Fine Arts Academy in Istanbul, Günseli participated at a beauty pageant organized by the newspaper ''Cumhuriyet'', and won the title Miss Turkey 1951 on October 13, 1951. The next year, she represented her country at the Miss Europe beauty contest held in Naples, Italy, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filiz Vural
Filiz Vural (born 1953) is a former Turkish beauty contestant and Miss Europe 1971. She participated at a beauty pageant organized by the newspaper ''Hürriyet'', and won the title Miss Turkey 1970. The next year, she represented her country at the Miss Europe beauty contest held in Tunis, Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , ..., and was crowned Miss Europe on September 18, 1971. She is married to Engin Çağlar, a former film actor, they were married in 1972. References Miss Turkey winners Miss Europe winners Living people 1953 births {{Turkey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayla Atlas
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Nazlı Deniz Kuruoğlu
Nazlı Deniz Kuruoğlu (born c. 1960) is a Turkish people, Turkish ballet dancer and a former beauty contestant and Miss Europe 1982. Biography She was educated in ballet dancing at the Conservatory of Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul, Turkey. She danced in the state opera until she had to quit active dancing career following a meniscus (anatomy), meniscus operation. Currently, she is lecturing movement science in the same university. Nazlı Deniz is also partner of a cosmetics company. She enjoys painting and outdoor sports like horseback riding and motocross. After winning the title Miss Turkey 1981, Nazlı represented her country at the Miss Europe beauty contest held in İstanbul, and was crowned Miss Europe on June 12, 1982. She became so the third Turkish beauty queen following Günseli Başar and Filiz Vural. References Newspaper ''Milliyet'' 1960s births Living people Turkish ballerinas Miss Turkey winners Miss Europe winners Academic staff of Mimar Sinan Fine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neşe Erberk
Neşe Erberk (born October 14, 1964) is a Turkish businesswoman, a former fashion model, beauty contestant and Miss Europe 1984. Biography She was born on October 14, 1964, in Istanbul, Turkey. She completed her education at Robert College and Boğaziçi University. After winning the title of Miss Turkey 1983, Neşe represented her country the next year at the Miss Europe beauty contest held in Bad Gastein, Austria, and was crowned Miss Europe. She became the fourth Turkish beauty queen to do so, following Günseli Başar, Filiz Vural and Nazlı Deniz Kuruoğlu. Neşe began her career as a model during her high school years and continued after her participation at beauty pageants. In 1987, she founded her own model and casting agency, which grew to one of the biggest today. In 2002 she founded her first preschool which grew into 17 schools including franchises all around Turkey. She is the mother of female triplets A multiple birth is the culmination of one multiple pregna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melek Gürkan
Melek ( hu, Mellek) is a municipality and village in the Nitra District of the south-west of Slovakia, in the Nitra Region The Nitra Region ( sk, Nitriansky kraj, ; hu, Nyitrai kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. It was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. It consists of seven districts ( sk, okres) and 354 .... References Villages and municipalities in Nitra District {{Nitra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arzum Onan
Arzum Onan (born October 31, 1973) is a Turkish actress, former model and Miss Europe 1993. Biography She was born on October 31, 1973, in Ankara, Turkey. Her family is of Circassian descent. After the primary school in Ankara, her family moved to İstanbul, where she finished the vocational high school as a draftswoman. Arzum began her career in 1992 as a model. She participated in the Miss Turkey contest in April 1993, and won the title. The same year in July, she represented her country at the Miss Europe beauty contest held in İstanbul, and was crowned Miss Europe 1993. She became the fifth Turkish beauty queen following Günseli Başar, Filiz Vural, Nazlı Deniz Kuruoğlu and Neşe Erberk. Since 1997, she successfully played in a number of films, mini television series and commercials. In 1996, Arzum married the actor Mehmet Aslantuğ, from whom she has a son, Can, born in 2000. In 2005, she underwent a thyroid surgery. Filmography * ''Yeni Bir Yıldız'' (1997) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The current Miss World is Karolina Bielawska of Poland, who was crowned by Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica on March 16, 2022, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. History 20th century In 1951, Eric Morley organised a bikini contest as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that he called the Festival Bikini Contest. The event was popular with the press, which dubbed it "Miss World". The swimsuit competition was intended as a promotion for the bikini, which had only recently been introduced to the market and was still widely regarded as immodest. When the 1951 Miss World pageant winner, Kerstin "Kiki" Hakansson from Sweden, was crowned in a bikini, it added to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azra Akın
Azra Akın (born 8 December 1981) is a Turkish-Dutch actress, dancer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2002 in London on December 7, 2002. Biography Akın was born in Almelo, Netherlands, to Turkish parents. Her father (Nazım) and mother (Ayda) emigrated from Turkey to the Netherlands in 1971. Akın has one younger sister named Doruk. In 1998, at the age of 17, Akın was selected Elite Model of Turkey; she then participated in the Europe Elite Model competition in Nice, France, where she reached the final 15. She continued modelling in Germany for the German catalogue Otto. In 2002, Azra won Star TV's Miss Turkey. Thus, she represented Turkey in the Miss World beauty pageant which was held on December 7, 2002, at Alexandra Palace, London, which she also won. Akin accepted the tiara and $156,000 prize from the previous year's winner Agbani Darego. During her reign, Akın travelled to the United Kingdom, Turkey, the United States, New Zealand, Ireland, Jamaica, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
