Gizem Memiç

Gizem Memiç — Biography

Winning Miss Turkey in 2010 made Gizem Memiç known as a Turkish model, and she later appeared before television audiences in several seasons of Survivor. A graduate of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at Bilkent University, she represented Turkey at both Miss Universe and Miss World in the same year.

On 1 April 2010 she took the crown from the previous year's Miss Turkey, Ebru Şam. She competed in Miss Universe in Las Vegas on 23 August 2010 and in Miss World in Sanya, China, that October, where she reached the top 40 in the Beach Beauty fast-track event on 19 October and the top 20 in Miss World Sports on 22 October. As Miss Turkey she also appeared in an American television commercial for Carl's Jr. and Hardee's promoting their turkey burger, a spot that played on the double meaning of the word “turkey”.

Her television career after the pageants has been shaped by three Survivor seasons, all aired on TV8. In 2016 she competed on the Volunteers team in the Celebrities-Volunteers season and finished 10th. In 2022 she joined All Star as a substitute for the Celebrities team, won the singing contest at the merger party and was eliminated on day 88, finishing 20th. In the 2024 All Star, filmed in the Dominican Republic, she competed on the Red team, came through two duels and withdrew from the competition on day 87 because of an injury.