Turkey selects new beauty queen

Turkey selects new beauty queen

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
“Miss Turkey” was chosen May 31, with some 20 women competing against each other to win the title “Miss Turkey 2012” during a live broadcast on a private TV station. The winner of the contest was Açelya Samyeli Danoğlu. The contest also featured two concerts by Atiye and Can Bonomo.

Danoğlu came out on top at the end of the night and she will now represent Turkey in the Miss World 2012 competition in China. The first runner up, Çağıl Özge Özkul, will represent the country in Miss Universe and the second runner up, Melisa Durasa, will go to Miss Earth. The third runner up of the contest, Meltem Tüzüner won the title of Miss International.
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