Dubova, who participated in the competition from Russia, took to the podium with her 4-year-old daughter. In the selections, which saw a total of 30 contestants, the top 10 included participants from Turkey, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, Syria, Finland, and Kazakhstan. Following the second round of eliminations, Anzhelika Dubova from Siberia took 1st place, İliana Parwatt from Moscow took 2nd place, and 82-year-old Tatiana Frolova, also from Moscow, took 3rd place in the competition.
THE OPENING SPEECH WAS DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION UMUT ÇINAR.
Starting his words by saying, “I would like to thank Alanya Mayor Mr. Adem Murat Yücel for signing such a social responsibility project, and our sponsors Goldcity Hotel and ALTİD for their support,” Umut Çınar, President of the World Aging Association, stated, “With this competition, which we are organizing in Alanya for the first time this year, we wanted to draw the attention of the world's elderly to Alanya and emphasize the importance of social responsibility projects to be prepared for the elderly. We plan to make this competition, the first of which we are holding this year, a tradition. I see that our competition has attracted a lot of attention and contestants from many different countries have participated.”
FAMOUS RUSSIAN BALLERINA ANASTASIA VOLOCHKOVA ALSO SUPPORTED THE COMPETITION
Russia's famous ballerina Anastasia Volochkova, who is in Alanya for a special performance, also supported the competition. Alongside her daughter Arisha, the ballerina Anastasia Volochkova, who stood beside jury members German organizer Dieter Behrent, President of the World Aging Association Umut Çınar, fashion designer Sema Keçeci, cinema artist Bahar Öztan, owner of Magazinkolik News Portal Nurcan Sabur, Skaytürk Ankara Representative Sedat Yazıcıoğlu, journalist Nesrin Mater, and columnist Belgin Turan Satıcı, took to the stage at one point, exciting the audience and the children. Stating that she liked Alanya very much, Volochkova stated that she would provide all possible support to the competition.
NURCAN SABUR: IN MY 52-YEAR PROFESSIONAL LIFE, I HAVE SERVED AS A JURY MEMBER FOR SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ORGANIZATION FOR THE FIRST TIME
The jury member of the competition, Nurcan Sabur, owner of Magazinkolik Haber Portalı, stated in her thank-you speech that she has served as a jury member in various social responsibility projects throughout her 52-year professional career, and said that she has seen such a beautiful organization for the first time. Sabur said, “For the first time, I have enjoyed such a social responsibility project this much, and I have seen such a beautiful organization. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the competition, especially Alanya Belediyesi.”
ALANYA TO BE PROMOTED AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
Alanya will be promoted at the Fashion Show to be organized by the famous fashion designer and jury member Sema Keçeci at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Keçeci stated that Alanya would also be promoted at the invitation to be held at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2015, which will be attended by the world-renowned fashion press and VIP guests, and that the attention of the world's elite will be drawn to Alanya.
HOLIDAY AWARDS FROM ALANYA MUNICIPALITY
Alanya Municipality Council Member Garip Kodal presented awards to the contestants who placed in the “International Young Adults Platinum Hair Beauty Pageant and Collection Pure.” Along with certificates of participation, the contestants were awarded: two-person attendance to the 2015 Cannes Film Festival for the 1st place winner, a one-week Alanya holiday and a total of one week (7 times) of hairdresser coupons per year for the 2nd place winner, and a one-week Alanya holiday for the 3rd place winner.