Özge Ulusoy
| Özge Ulusoy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Özge Ulusoy[1] October 28, 1982 Ankara, Turkey |
| Other names | Top Model Özge |
| Ethnicity | Turkish |
| Occupation | Model, actress television presenter ballerina |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] |
| Hair color | Brunette[2] |
| Eye color | Brown[2] |
| Measurements | Exactly; 90C-60-90 (36C-24-36)[2] |
| Weight | 55 kg (120 lb; 8.7 st)[3] |
| Dress size | 4 (US) |
| Shoe size | 8½ (US), 39 (EU), 6 (UK), 24.5 (JP), 9.875 inch[2] |
| Manager | Uğurkan Erez Agency Gaye Sökmen Agency |
| Website | |
| The Official Twitter Page for Özge Ulusoy www.ozgeulusoy.net | |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title(s) | Miss Turkey Universe 2003 (winner - titleholder) Miss Turkey 2003 (first runner-up) Elite Model Look 2001 (second runner-up) |
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| Major competition(s) |
Miss Turkey Miss Universe Elite Model Look |
Özge Ulusoy (born October 28, 1982, Ankara) is a Turkish model, retired ballet dancer (who holds the prima ballerina assoluta title given by l'École supérieure de ballet[citation needed]), and occasional film actress from Izmir. She is best known for her appearance in the popular TV-series Arka Sokaklar in 2008 and 2009. As a model, she walked the runways for Hussein Chalayan, Mavi Jeans, Mudo, Hervé Léger, Balenciaga, Eva Gronbach, Guy Laroche, Emanuel Ungaro, Christian Dior, Marks & Spencer, Harvey Nichols and Mango. She held the first runner-up title for the annual beauty pageant Miss Turkey in 2003.[4] In 2002, Ulusoy finished third in Elite Model Management's "Elite Model Look" competition, took second place the following year in the "Miss Turkey" competition, and won the Miss Turkey Universe 2003 title before signing with "Uğurkan Erez Model Management" in Istanbul. Since her debut, Ulusoy has been the face of a variety of advertising campaigns in Turkey.
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[edit] Early life
Özge Ulusoy was born on October 28, 1982, in Ankara City, the youngest child of Turkish Haydar Ulusoy, a retired chief military justice of Turkish Armed Forces, and Armağan (née ?), a former mayor of Metropolitan Municipality of Sincan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. She is right-handed and white-caucasian. Ulusoy was raised a Muslim. She has an elder sister, associate professor Ph.D. Nilay Ulusoy (Docent), who is an academician in Bahçeşehir University and Marmara University and an alumna of Sorbonne.
A native of Izmir, Turkey, Özge Ulusoy is a graduate of faculty of fine arts in Hacettepe University, Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts and Yeditepe University, where she had classical ballet course and arts administration bachelor's degree. She passed her conservatory examinations to be accepted into these most considerable ballet schools at the age of 12. She has first studied in Hacettepe University, two years later she transferred to Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts in Istanbul. Later in 2003, after holding the first runner-up for the Miss Turkey 2003 title she entered Yeditepe University where she majored in Arts administration with a specialty in classical ballet. She is fluent in Turkish, English, German and French[citation needed]. In 2011, she finished fifth in Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler, the fifth season of Show TV's Turkish version of the reality television game show Survivor, produced by Acun Media.
In 2011, after heating up the stage on "Yok Böyle Dans"—the Turkish version of Dancing With the Stars—for weeks, Ulusoy won the show, along with her professional partner Vitaly Kozmin. Currently, she acts in the TV-series "Türk'ün Uzayla İmtihanı" and hosts the backstage of "Bugün Ne Giysem?" which is a fashion competition on Show TV.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Miss Universe 2003 Beauty Contest | Herself - Özge Ulusoy | Turkish participant, Channel: NBC and TVN Entertainment Corporation, Production: Donald Trump |
| 2006—2007 | Arka Sokaklar | Yeliz Balkan as teacher | Actress, Channel: Kanal D, TV-series, Production: Erler Film |
| 2007—2008 | Senin Uğruna | Burçak | Actress in leading role, Channel: Fox, TV series, Production: ABT Production |
| 2008 | Dilek Ağacı | ? | Actress in leading role, Channel: ?, TV series, Production: ? |
| 2008—2009 | Arka Sokaklar | Yeliz Balkan as teacher | Actress, Channel: Kanal D, TV-series, Production: Erler Film |
| 2009 | Ev | ? | Guest starring, Movie, Production: Pinema Film |
| 2010 | Ateşe Yürümek | Rüya | Actress, Channel: Star TV, TV series, Production: Pastel Film |
| 2011 | Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola | Demet | Actress in leading role, Movie, Production: İyi Seyirler Film, Zero Film |
| April 2, 2011 to June 6, 2011 | Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler (Celebrities vs. Volunteers) | Herself - Özge Ulusoy | Competitor (Team of Celebrities), Channel: Show TV, Game Show, Production: Acun Media |
[edit] References
- ^ Özge Ulusoy at the Internet Movie Database[unreliable source?]
- ^ a b c d e "Özge Ulusoy" (click "Woman", then "Özge Ulusoy" - "Page No: 3"). Uğurkan Erez Modeling Agency. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ The official site for the Survivor Celebrities vs. Volunteers; May 30, 2011, Acunn.com Measurements of the competitors, 4th part of the episode, Channel: Show TV, Source: Acun Media & Production Limited Company
- ^ Second runner-up titleholder for the Elite Model Look Özge Ulusoy wins the Miss Turkey Universe tiara in 2003
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Çağla Kubat (2002) |
Winner of the Miss Turkey Universe title & The first runner up for the Miss Turkey beauty pageant Miss Turkey Universe 2003 |
Succeeded by Fatoş Seğmen (2004) |
| Preceded by Çağla Kubat |
Turkey in the Miss Universe beauty pageant 2003 |
Succeeded by Fatoş Seğmen |
