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Sezgi Sena Akay (born 31 October 1995) is a Turkish actress, former professional volleyball player, presenter, and model who was crowned Best Model of the World 2012. She is the youngest and 42nd titleholder in the pageant's history and the fourth woman from Turkey to win Best Model of the World. She previously won Best Model of Turkey 2012. She began her modelling career in Paris.

She started playing volleyball at a very young age. She played for Galatasaray S.K. for five years and later for Fenerbahçe S.K. Women's under-18 Volleyball Team for a year.

In 2014, she played Nevin Karatay in the Kanal D romantic drama and thriller series Zeytin Tepesi (Turkish: Olive Hill). Her role Nevin Karatay was equivalent to that of Elena Monforte in the original Italian version Le tre rose di Eva (Italian: The Three Roses of Eva). In 2015, she hosted the Magazin Postasi programme on Fox. Between 2015-2016, she was cast as lead character in Show TV drama series Aci Ask (Turkish: Bitter Love), an adaptation of the South Korean television series Bad Love (2007-2008). Since January 2017, she portrays Murad IV's Imperial consort Sanavber in the second season of the historical period drama series Muhtesem Yüzyil: Kösem (Turkish: The Magnificent Century: Kösem) broadcast on Fox.

Sezgi Sena Akay was born on 31 October 1995 in Istanbul, to Circassian parents. She has no siblings. After graduating from Erenköy Girls' High School, she enrolled in the Department of Public Relations and Publicity, Faculty of Communication, at Yeditepe University.

She started playing volleyball at a very young age. She played for Galatasaray S.K. for five years and later for Fenerbahçe S.K. Women's under-18 Volleyball Team for a year.

Sezgi Sena Akay competed in the 25th Best Model of Turkey pageant and won the title "Best Model of Turkey 2012" on 15 December 2012. The event was held on the Galatasaray Islet (Suada) in Istanbul.

One of the lead judges of the competition, fashion designer Yildirim Mayruk, stated that Sezgi Sena Akay is "the most beautiful and fresh model of the last twenty-five years".

She represented her nation, Turkey, at the Best Model of the World 2012 pageant, which was held on 10 December 2012, where she was crowned Best Model of the World 2012 and the Belgian representative became the first runner-up. This is the fourth time a Turkish woman has won the Best Model of the World crown.

At the age of 17, she stood 5 feet 11.3 inches (1.81 m) tall and weighted 121 lbs (55 kg). She grew 1.2 inches (three centimetres) taller in two years and stands 6 feet 0.5 inches (1.84 m).

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Hiçkirik TV Series2018Nalan

Meryem TV Series2017Sevinç Yücel

Salur Kazan: Zoraki Kahraman Feature Film2017

Aci Ask TV Series2015Melek Yilmaz Köklükaya

Muhtesem Yüzyil: Kösem TV Series2015Sanavber Hatun

Zeytin Tepesi TV Series2014Nevin Karatay

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