Bülent Ersoy lashes out at Miss Turkey winner: 'Is she beautiful now?'

İdil Bilgen, who was crowned the winner of the Miss Turkey 2024 pageant, became the target of criticism on social media. Famous artist Bülent Ersoy made a striking comment regarding Bilgen's victory.

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The winner of the Miss Turkey 2024 beauty pageant was İdil Bilgen. Selected by the jury from among 20 finalists, Bilgen earned the title of Turkey's new beauty queen. 

Bilgen's selection as the winner in a competition where the jury panel included famous names such as Berfu Yenenler, Selen Soyder, Gizem Karaca, Amine Gülşe, and Neşe Erberk sparked debates on social media.

While some of the criticisms were quite harsh, prominent figures in the world of beauty, such as Çağla Şıkel, Nebahat Çehre, and Azra Akın, sent messages of support to Bilgen. However, an equal number of critical voices were raised.

'IS SHE BEAUTIFUL NOW?'

In an interview, Bülent Ersoy made a striking comment regarding Bilgen's selection as the winner. The famous artist expressed her criticism by saying, "Is she beautiful now! She has masculine features, like Şabaniye! Let's not break the young girl, let's not upset her."