Azra Akin
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Azra Akın is a Turko-Batavian model, who was crowned Miss World 2002 at the annual pageant held on December 6, 2002 at Alexandra Palace in London, England , representing Turkey. She was born on December 12, 1981 in the Dutch town of Almelo and was raised in the Netherlands by Turkish parents. Image:Akin. ... Image:Akin. ... National motto (unofficial): Peace in the Homeland, Peace in the World (Turkish: Yurtta Barış, Dünyada Barış) Official language Turkish Capital Ankara Largest city Istanbul Founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk President Ahmet Necdet Sezer Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan Area – Total – % water Ranked 36th 780,580 km² 1. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland - approximate pronunciation: /ne:dÉ™rland/) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... The Miss World pageant (not to be confused with Miss Universe) is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alexandra Palace from the east Alexandra Palace was built on a hill in Muswell Hill in North London in 1873 as a public entertainment centre. ... Italic text St. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ...
Akın enjoys ballet and plays the flute. She also won the pageant's Best Gown award. At 17, she was selected Elite Model Look 1998 of Turkey. The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ...
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In 2003, she won a gold medal when she participated in the British reality TV show The Games. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Games is a Channel 4 reality TV show, in which 10 celebrities compete against each other, by doing Olympic style events, such as weight lifting, gymnastics and diving. ...
