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 7 December 2002. She is best known for series Yağmur Zamanı[1]
Azra Akın | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Akın at the 2004 Megahit-International Mediterranean Song Contest | |
| Born | 8 December 1981 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Spouse |
Atakan Koru (m. 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Turkey 2002 (Winner) Miss World 2002 (Winner) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
Biography
editAkın 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.[2] 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.[2]
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.[3][4] Akin accepted the tiara and $156,000 prize from the previous year's winner Agbani Darego.[5][6] During her reign, Akın travelled to the United Kingdom, Turkey, the United States, New Zealand, Ireland, Jamaica, Australia, China and many more countries.
In 2003, she won a gold medal when she participated in the British reality TV show The Games.[7][8]
In 2004, Akın modelled for the postcards of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 which were shown before each song.
In 2010, she won on the TV dance show Yok Boyle Dans, the Turkish version of Dancing With the Stars.
In 2017, she married Turkish male dancer and model Atakan Koru.[9] The couple has two children.[10]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | PesPese | Pelin |
| 2006 | İlk Aşk | Bahar |
| 2005 | Teberik Şanssız | Fulya |
| 2004 | Anlat İstanbul | Pamuk Prenses |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Miss World 2016 | Judge |
| 2015 | Miss World 2015 | Judge |
| 2014 | Miss World 2014 | Judge |
| 2013 | Miss World 2013 | Judge |
| 2012 | Muck | Elif |
| 2009 | Ayrılık | Firengiz Babayev |
| 2009 | Ah Kalbim | Herself |
| 2008 | Rüzgar | Leyla |
| 2005 | Miss World 2005 | Judge |
| 2005 | Barend en Van Dorp | Herself |
| 2004 | Nationaal songfestival | Herself |
| 2004 | Yağmur Zamanı | Eylül |
| 2003 | The Games | Herself |
| 2003 | Mister World 2003 | Judge |
References
edit- ^ "Azra Akın Kimdir? - Azra Akın Hayatı ve Biyografisi". Haberler. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Birinci olmak beni değiştirmedi". Sabah News. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Star'la star oldular". Star Gazete. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Turkey's Azra Akin wins Miss World". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Miss Turkey Wins Miss World Competition". The Turkish Times. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Miss Turkey Wins Miss World". BBC News. 7 December 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Channel 4 lets The Games begin". The Guardian. London. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "The Games". UK Game Shows. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Azra Akın'ın eşi Atakan Koru kimdir, kaç yaşında, ne iş yapıyor?".
- ^ "İkinci kez anne oldu: Azra Akın'dan bebeğiyle ilk kare". NTV (in Turkish). 18 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
External links
edit
- Azra Akın at IMDb
- Official website (suspended site)
- Azra Akın Pictures Archived 2014-10-24 at the Wayback Machine at TurkishStarsDaily.com
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