Azra Akın
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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref name="Sabah">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="Sabah"/>
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.<ref name="Star">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Akin accepted the tiara and $156,000 prize from the previous year's winner Agbani Darego.<ref name="TheTurkishTime">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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 sports game show The Games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The couple has two children.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Filmography
| 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
External links
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Dutch people of Turkish descent
- Miss Turkey winners
- Miss World 2002 delegates
- Miss World winners
- People from Almelo
- Reality show winners
- Turkish film actresses
- Turkish female models
- Turkish television actresses
- Dutch emigrants to Turkey
- Dutch beauty pageant winners
- Turkish beauty pageant winners
- 20th-century Turkish actresses
- People from Emirdağ