2024-09-18 13:23:24
There is a new Miss Türkiye. But the beauty queen is getting a lot of backlash. She is criticizing a false understanding of beauty.
The newly crowned winner of the beauty contest for the title of Miss World Turkey is facing a lot of criticism in her own country after her coronation. Idil Bilgen was sometimes insulted online. Even Turkish public figures made fun of the award and called her “not pretty enough” for the title. The beauty queen reacted and pleaded for a more differentiated understanding of beauty.
The 24-year-old doctor beat 19 other finalists in Istanbul last week, the Miss World Association announced. She will represent Turkey in the upcoming beauty pageant for the title of Miss World.
The 1.80 meter tall participant convinced the jury with her final speech and with the sentence: “I am a doctor, but I am also a Turkish woman, so I want to be the voice of women at Miss World.” Critics, however, accused her of having received the title because of her family background. Her father is currently the Turkish ambassador in Kiev.
In a Turkish talk show, Bilgen criticized that beauty is only viewed superficially in Turkey. The competition is also about other things, such as intelligence.