"Turkish Republic's first beauty queens chosen amid tense debate
Turkey's first beauty contests took place among heated debates as the general public thought it immoral to hold events showcasing women so openly, according to a researcher on the subject. The first title went to Araksi Çetinyan, an Armenian Turk, in 1925, while Keriman Halis won both the Turkish and international titles in 1932"
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