Gizem Karaca (born 7 September 1992) is a Turkish actress and model who represented her country at the
Miss World 2011
Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 6 November 2011 at the Earls Court Two in London, United Kingdom. As part of the events, the contestants also travelled to Edinburgh, Scotland between 23 and 27 Octobe ...
competition.
Karaca competed at the Miss Turkey competition held on 2 June 2011 at TIM Show Centre and finished second overall, which qualified her as Turkey's representative for Miss World.
Early life and Career
Gizem Karaca was born on September 7, 1992 in
Istanbul
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. Her mother is Münevver Karaca and her father is Cüneyt Karaca. She is of
Albanian origin on her mother's side. She spent her childhood in the USA and Canada as her family moved to the USA when she was a child.
After Karaca completed elementary school in the United States and secondary school in Canada, she returned to Turkey. After graduating from high school, she won the Faculty of French Language and Literature at
Istanbul University.
After graduating from the Faculty of French Language and Literature, Istanbul University, she decided to take part in the beauty pageant to escape from the difficult lessons. She took part in the Miss Turkey 2011 beauty pageant and came second. Gizem Karaca went to America for a while in the summer of 2013 and studied acting at the New York Film Academy. Gizem Karaca married Kemal Ekmekçi on September 16, 2017.
Her series is best known for "Güzel Köylü", "Benim Hala Umudum Var", "Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu", "Eve Düşen Yıldırım", "Adını Feriha Koydum: Emirin Yolu".
She starred in the movie Hürkuş, based on the life of aviator
Vecihi Hürkuş.
Filmography
Web Series
Tv Series
Films
Awards
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Miss Turkey
Miss Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Güzellik Kraliçesi) is a national beauty pageant in Turkey. The pageant was founded in 1929, where the winners titled as Miss Turkey Universe, Miss Turkey World and Miss Turkey Supranational.
History
Miss Turk ...
2011, First Runner-up.
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Miss World 2011, The Best Dressed Award.
References
External links
Miss Turkey's profile at Miss World 2011The Beautiful Hope: Gizem Karaca
Living people
Models from Istanbul
Turkish film actresses
Turkish television actresses
Turkish beauty pageant winners
Turkish female models
Turkish people of Albanian descent
1992 births
Actresses from Istanbul
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