Turkey's first Miss World dies at 99
Keriman Halis Tamer, who became Turkey's first Miss World in 1932, died of heart failure in Istanbul.
Tamer beat out seven other candidates at the Miss Turkey beauty pageant on July 2, 1932, allowing her to advance to represent the country at the International Pageant of Pulchritude contest held in Spa, Belgium.
On July 31, 1932, she was crowned Miss World despite competition from 27 countries, winning Turkey's first title at an international beauty contest just three years after her nation started holding such competitions.
"When I got off the train, military officers had great difficulty opening the way for me through the crowd who had come to congratulate me," the Turkish beauty wrote in her memories.
Keriman Halis Tamer has three children and 13 grandchildren.
