Cansu Dere She is one of the most prominent actresses in her native Turkey, a country where she has starred in several soap operas that have propelled her to international fame after pushing her limits. Although his face is known in different nations for newspapers like Zeynep in “Mother” and Asya in “Unfaithful”Few know that years ago she was a beauty queen.
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Yes, as you have read, this actress born in Ankara on October 14, 1980 won a beauty pageant before becoming a star on the small screen; Although she was her country’s representative, one valid reason did not allow her to go to the Miss Universe pageant.
Next, we will tell you about the actress’s participation in beauty pageants, why she did not travel to represent her country and how she got into the world of entertainment.
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Cansu Dere’s family members are immigrants from Greece and Bulgaria (Photo: @cihanalpgiray / Instagram)THE QUEEN OF TURKEY CANSU DERE
In Turkey, Cansu Dere’s face is well known, but not precisely because of her participation in Ottoman productions, but much earlier, since she was a beauty queen.
Cansu Dere was initially a model
Cansu Dere spent her childhood and youth in Izmir until she moved to Istanbul at the age of 18 where she studied archeology. As soon as a fashion entrepreneur saw her, he invited her to join his modeling agency; and although she initially refused because she wanted to continue her thing at university, she changed her mind when told it might get her to attend her country’s most important beauty event. So he learned everything about the world of catwalks from scratch.
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Cansu Dere poses at the screening of the film “Inside Out” at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, May 18, 2015 (Photo: Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP)miss turkey
It was the year 2000 that Cansu Dere decided to present herself Miss Turkey where she managed to become a finalist and was chosen to represent her country at Miss Universe. Although she prepared, she couldn’t keep up; not because she didn’t want to, but for other reasons.
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In 2002 and 2003, Cansu Dere walked important fashion catwalks in Paris (Photo: @ tameryilmaz1 / Instagram)Why didn’t Cansu Dere represent Turkey at Miss Universe 2000?
The reason Cansu Dere did not represent Turkey at Miss Universe 2000 was that her nation had a strained relationship with Cyprus, the country where the campaign was organized. Although the Turkish government initially banned her from traveling to the beauty event, they gave her an option: crossing Northern Cyprus, which was banned for any visitor at the time.
Despite this, the Turkish Competitions Committee organized everything for his trip to Athens; However, a day before her departure, the government refused to let her go for “political reasons”.
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The actress has joined the cast of five films for the big screen (Picture: Cansu Dere / Instagram)A disappointment that only lasted for a very short time
Although she was struck by her government’s refusal to participate in the beauty pageant, she received offers to be the image of well-known cosmetic brands in Turkey. He then traveled to France, where he consolidated his career as a model, but decided to return to his country two years later.
Thus, the producers recognized their potential to integrate different projects on the small and big screen. In 2004 he starred in Metropalas and from that moment his career started to grow. Standout soap operas include: “Sila” (2006-2008), “Ezel” (2009-2011), “Madre” (2016-2017) and “Infiel” (2020).
The Turkish actress has earned the public’s affection for her roles on the small screen (Photo: Cansu Dere / Instagram)WHAT IS CANSU DERE’S OTHER PROFESSION?
In addition to being a renowned actress on Turkish television, Cansu Dere also studied archaeology. In the early days, the artist chose this profession, but her life took a different course.
While Cansu is now fully focused on her acting career, she hasn’t always been so clear about where she wanted to go. The actor, who comes from a family of Greek origin, was born in Ankara in 1980 and studied archeology at the University of Istanbul.
Cansu Dere moved to Istanbul at the age of 18 to study this profession as he wanted to follow a path dedicated to research and antiquity. He studied for two years, and in 2004 his life changed drastically. MORE DETAILS HERE