  Turkey’s first Miss World dies at 99 in Istanbul January 31, 2012 - 11:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Keriman Halis Ece Tamer, who became Turkey’s first Miss World in 1932, died due to heart failure on Jan 28 at age 99, Hurriyet Daily News reported. Tamer, who died in the house of her daughter in Istanbul’s Bebek, will be buried today. “Tamer, who successfully represented our country abroad and was honored with the surname ‘Ece’ [queen] by the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, will be always remembered with respect. I extend my condolences to her family and the Turkish public,” Turkish President Abdullah Gül said in his letter of condolence. 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 and less than 10 years after the founding of the Republic.  Top stories The UN's target is a 2 C (3.6 degree Fahrenheit) limit on warming from pre-industrial levels for manageable climate change. Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan noted in his Facebook page that he has no intention to change his current job. Intrauterine devices "and implants are more effective because women can forget about them after clinicians put the devices in place." The government of Armenia hosted a sitting on coordination of buildings’ construction in the center of Yerevan.   |  Latest news Top ECB official says "urgent financial overhaul" needed  Peter Praet also called for a eurozone-wide deposit insurance program similar to the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.Genocide monument unveiled in South Australia Representatives of the Armenian, Pontian Greek and Assyrian communities gave appropriate readings from the Bible.Peace mediator Annan to visit Syria soon – spokesman Fawzi has repeatedly said that Annan, whose plan has failed to stop the violence, would travel to Syria when the time was right.Syria’s Assad invited to NAM summit in Tehran NAM is an international organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. |
