Miss Grand Turkey

Miss Grand Turkey
Formation2016
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersIstanbul
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
National director
Özcan Yılmaz (2022–2023)
Parent organization
Özcan Yılmaz Agency Model

Miss Grand Turkey is a female beauty pageant title awarded to Turkish representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first awarded in 2016 when a Ukrainian-Turkish fashion model and singer from Cherkasy, Diana Birgen (Osypenko), was appointed as a Turkish candidate for Miss Grand International 2016, held in Las Vegas, United States.[1][2][5]

Since the establishment of Miss Grand International in 2013, Turkey participated three times: in 2016, 2022, and 2023; however, all of its representatives were unplaced.[6][7][8]

History

Turkey participated in Miss Grand International for the first time in 2016 when a Ukrainian fashion model and singer from Cherkasy, Diana Birgen (Osypenko), was nominated by Miss Grand International beauty pageant management as a Turkish representative in the international competition held in Las Vegas, United States;.[1][2][5] Nowadays Diana Birgen (Osypenko) is the president of the Aegean Ukrainians Association (Turkish: Ege Ukraynalılar Derneği),[9][10] which supports Ukrainian residents in the Aegean region as well as promotes Ukrainian traditions among the Ukrainian community on the Aegean coast.[10]

After five consecutive years of absence, the franchise was then purchased in 2022 by an Istanbul-based model agency, Özcan Yılmaz Agency Model,[11] and a Turkish German social activist who was also the finalist of Miss Grand Germany 2022, Deria Koc, was assigned as a Turkish representative for Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia,[3][12] but she was unplaced .[7]

International competition

The following is a list of Turkish representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year Representative Original national title Competition result National director
2016 Diana Osypenko[13] Appointed Unplaced[6] Anastasiia Lenna
No representatives from 2017 to 2021
2022 Deria Koc[4][14] Miss From Germany 2022 Finalist[15] Unplaced[7] Özcan Yılmaz[11]
2023 Beyhan Kübra[16] Appointed Unplaced[8]
2024 No representative

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hem manken, hem şair: "Türkiye'de kariyer yapmak istiyorum"". Tuid.org.ua (in Turkish). Türkiye Ukrayna İş İnsanları Derneği. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Історія успіху: як черкащанка підкорила Туреччину своєю красою" (in Ukrainian). 24 Kanal. 3 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Hoa hậu Hòa bình Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ ăn giấy vệ sinh để siết dáng" (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Estereotipos extremos: Reina dio detalles de cómo adelgazó con papel higiénico y jugo de naranja". www.colombiamegusta.com (in Spanish). 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Ukrayna'lı Güzel "Türkiye'de kariyer yapmak istiyorum"". www.ukrayna.net.tr (in Turkish). 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b c María Fernanda Cedeño (25 October 2022). "Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen". Colombia.as.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  9. ^ Yaşar Anter, ed. (31 October 2021). "Çocuklar yarıştı hepsi güzeldi, hepsi birinci oldu". Anterhaber.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Ege Ukraynalılar Derneği". www.ukr-ayna.com (in Turkish). Ukrayna Derneği. 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Mis Grand Turkey Licence" (in Turkish). Özcan Yılmaz Agency. 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Đối thủ Miss Grand của Thiên Ân ăn giấy vệ sinh để siết dáng". 2sao.vn (in Vietnamese). 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  13. ^ Ünal Demirkaya (2023). "Diana Birgen" (in Turkish). Sözcü. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  14. ^ Diệu Huyền (19 October 2022). "Tranh cãi việc ăn giấy vệ sinh để giảm cân của hoa hậu Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ" (in Vietnamese). Lao Động [vi]. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Staffel 1 – Miss From Germany 2022 (Die neue Castingshow)" (in German). Miss From Germany. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  16. ^ Diego Yaranga (29 September 2023). "Miss Grand International 2023: ¿cómo votar por Luciana Fuster en el certamen de belleza?" (in Spanish). La República. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.