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.

In this Turkic name, the surname is Akın, sometimes transliterated as Akin.
Azra Akın
Born (1981-12-08) 8 December 1981
Almelo, Netherlands
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
TitleMiss Turkey 2002
(Winner)
Miss World 2002
(Winner)
Spouse(s)
Atakan Koru
​
(m. 2017)​
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown

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.[1] 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.[1]

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.[2][3] Akin accepted the tiara and $156,000 prize from the previous year's winner Agbani Darego.[4][5] 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.[6][7]

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.[8]

Filmography
Films
Year Film Role
2010PesPesePelin
2006İlk AşkBahar
2005Teberik ŞanssızFulya
2004Anlat İstanbulPamuk Prenses
Television
Year Title Role
2016Miss World 2016Judge
2015Miss World 2015Judge
2014Miss World 2014Judge
2013Miss World 2013Judge
2012MuckElif
2009AyrılıkFirengiz Babayev
2009Ah KalbimHerself
2008RüzgarLeyla
2005Miss World 2005Judge
2005Barend en Van DorpHerself
2004Nationaal songfestivalHerself
2004Yağmur ZamanıEylül
2003The GamesHerself
2003Mister World 2003Judge

References
  1. "Birinci olmak beni değiştirmedi". Sabah News. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  2. "Star'la star oldular". Star Gazete. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  3. "Turkey's Azra Akin wins Miss World". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  4. "Miss Turkey Wins Miss World Competition". The Turkish Times. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  5. "Miss Turkey Wins Miss World". BBC News. 2002-12-07. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  6. "Channel 4 lets The Games begin". The Guardian. London. 2003-08-01. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  7. "The Games". UK Game Shows. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  8. https://www.aksam.com.tr/magazin/azra-akinin-esi-atakan-koru-kimdir-ne-is-yapiyor/haber-654831
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Agbani Darego		 Miss World
2002		 Succeeded by
Rosanna Davison
Preceded by
Tuğçe Kazaz		 Miss Turkey
2002		 Succeeded by
Tuğba Karaca
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