Serenay Sarıkaya is the Miss Turkey Universe 2010

Miss Turkey 2010

The Miss Turkey 2010 pageant was held on April 1, 2010. Only 20 candidates competed for the national crown. The winner represented Gizem Memiç Turkey at the Miss Universe 2010 and Miss World 2010 beauty pageants...

 titleholder, professional model and actress from Antalya.

She competed in the national beauty contest of Miss Turkey

Miss Turkey

Miss Turkey ® is a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Turkey, who personify beauty with intelligence. The first beauty contest was held on September 2, 1929 with the backing of the government, and the title holder was Feriha Tevfik....

 on 1 April 2010, representing the National Capital, Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

. She placed as the 1st Runner-up to the eventual winner, Gizem Memiç

Gizem Memiç

Gizem Memiç is a Turkish beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Turkey 2010 on Thursday 1 April 2010. Gizem Memiç accepted the crown from Ebru Şam, Miss Turkey 2009...

, representing Gaziantep

Gaziantep Province

Gaziantep Province is a province in south-central Turkey. Its capital is the city of Gaziantep which had a population of 853,513 as of 2000. Its neighbours are Adıyaman at north, Şanlıurfa at east, Syria and Kilis at south, Hatay at southwest, Osmaniye at west and Kahramanmaraş at northwest.An...

. Serenay accepted the crown and title of Miss Turkey Universe 2010 from last year's Miss Turkey Universe/1st Runner-up, Senem Kuyucuoğlu

Senem Kuyucuoğlu

Senem Kuyucuoğlu is a professional Turkish model and television presenter, who won the Best Model of Turkey 2007 and Miss Turkey 2009 first runner-up titles. Since her debut, Kuyucuoğlu has been the face of a variety of advertising campaigns in Turkey.Kuyucuoğlu began modelling at the age of 14...

. Instead of Sarıkaya, Turkey sent Miss Turkey World 2010 Gizem Memiç to Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant, because its Miss Universe 2010, Serenay Sarıkaya, was below 18 and did not meet the age requirement. She also competed in a beauty competition for teenagers in Prague, Czech Republic, representing Turkey, and held the third runner-up title and "Special Award" by the jury.

TV Series

• "Limon Ağacı" (Peri) (2008)
• "Peri Masalı" (Talya) (2008)
• "Adanalı" (Sofia) (2008)
• "Lale devri" (Yeşim) (2010-present)