Miss Turkey Organization
Miss Turkey stripped of crown over tweet! (photos-video)
Organisers have stripped Miss Turkey 2017 of her crown over a social media posting that was deemed insulting to the memory of the 250 people killed while opposing last year’s failed military coup.
Miss Turkey Itır Esen decrowned hours after triumph due to tweet about last year's coup attempt
The winner of Miss Turkey 2017 was decrowned on Sept. 22 just hours after winning the beauty pageant, after a tweet she posted about the July 15, 2016 coup attempt came to light.
Miss Turkey 2016 crowned
Four pageant contestants were crowned during a ceremony at the Miss Turkey 2016 Contest, organized on Sept. 28.
Twenty girls participated in the contest, organized by the Miss Turkey Organization at a five-star hotel in the southern province of Antalya's Serik district.
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