Miss Grand Turkey

Miss Grand Turkey
Formation2016
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersIstanbul
Location
MembershipMiss Grand International
Official language
National director
Shakir Sela (2025)
Parent organization

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
2025 Ilayda Anik[17] 1st runner-up Miss Universe Turkiye 2024[18] Unplaced Shakir Sela

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. Retrieved 17 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Історія успіху: як черкащанка підкорила Туреччину своєю красою" (in Ukrainian). 24 Kanal. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ a b "Hoa hậu Hòa bình Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ ăn giấy vệ sinh để siết dáng" (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. Retrieved 17 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ a b "Ukrayna'lı Güzel "Türkiye'de kariyer yapmak istiyorum"". www.ukrayna.net.tr (in Turkish). 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ a b "Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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). Retrieved 26 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ a b "Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit". ABS-CBN. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ Yaşar Anter, ed. (31 October 2021). "Çocuklar yarıştı hepsi güzeldi, hepsi birinci oldu". Anterhaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ^ a b "Ege Ukraynalılar Derneği". www.ukr-ayna.com (in Turkish). Ukrayna Derneği. 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ^ a b "Mis Grand Turkey Licence" (in Turkish). Özcan Yılmaz Agency. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ^ "Đối thủ Miss Grand của Thiên Ân ăn giấy vệ sinh để siết dáng". 2sao.vn (in Vietnamese). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. Retrieved 17 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ^ "Staffel 1 – Miss From Germany 2022 (Die neue Castingshow)" (in German). Miss From Germany. 29 June 2022. Archived from the original on 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. Retrieved 30 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. ^ Dewi Andini (27 September 2025). "7 Potret Ilayda Anik Miss Grand Turki 2025, Seorang Psikolog!" [7 Portraits of Ilayda Anik Miss Grand Türkiye 2025, a Psychologist!]. IDN Times (in Indonesian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ^ "Türkiye güzeli İlayda Anık'ın gerçek mesleği duyanları şoke etti!" [The real profession of Türkiye's beauty queen, İlayda Anık, shocked everyone who heard it!]. www.sabah.com.tr (in Turkish). 9 December 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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