| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born | Azra Akın 8 December 1981 Almelo, Netherlands |
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| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Miss Turkey 2002 (Winner) Miss World 2002 (Winner) Miss World Europe 2002 |
Azra Akın (born 8 December 1981) is a Dutch born Turkish model and actress. She is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World 2002 and Miss Turkey 2002.
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Akın was born in Almelo, Netherlands to Turkish parents. Akın's father (Nazım) and mother (Ayda) immigrated from Turkey to the Netherlands in 1971. Akın has one younger sister called 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 was in the final 15. Akın continued modelling in Germany for the German catalogue Otto.[1]
In 2002, Akın 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]
In 2003, Akın 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.
Akın speaks fluent Dutch, Turkish and English.
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | PesPese | Pelin | (Completed) |
| 2006 | İlk Aşk | Bahar | |
| 2005 | Teberik Şanssız | Fulya | |
| 2004 | Anlat İstanbul | Pamuk Prenses | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Ayrılık | Firengiz Babayev | TV series |
| 2009 | Ah Kalbim | Herself | TV series |
| 2008 | Rüzgar | Leyla | TV series |
| 2005 | Barend en Van Dorp | Herself | TV series |
| 2004 | Nationaal songfestival | Herself | TV series |
| 2004 | Yağmur Zamanı | Eylül | TV series |
| 2003 | The Games | Herself | TV series |
| 2003 | Mr. World 2003 | Herself | TV series |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Tuğçe Kazaz |
Miss Turkey 2002 |
Succeeded by Tuğba Karaca |
| Preceded by Juliet-Jane Horne |
Miss World Europe 2002 |
Succeeded by Rosanna Davison |
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