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'''Manolya Onur''' (born [[1955]]) is a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] woman, who was crowned [[Miss Turkey]] in 1976. She was the third wife of [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] [[Nizam]] [[Mukarram Jah]].
'''Manolya Onur''' (born [[1955]]) is a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] woman, who was crowned [[Miss Turkey]] in 1976. She was the third wife of [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] [[Nizam]] [[Mukarram Jah]].<ref>{{Citation
| last = Shrivastava
| first = Namita A
| title = Princess diaries
| newspaper = Times of India
| date = 2006-03-19
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1455717,prtpage-1.cms}}</ref>


Manolya represented [[Turkey]] in 1976 [[Miss Universe]] beauty pageant and enjoyed a successful career as a model from 1976 to 1978. She spent six years in [[France]] studying English, French, German as well as the History of Art at the [[Sorbonne University]], France. She is former wife of [[Süha Özgermi]].
Manolya represented [[Turkey]] in 1976 [[Miss Universe]] beauty pageant and enjoyed a successful career as a model from 1976 to 1978. She spent six years in [[France]] studying English, French, German as well as the History of Art at the [[Sorbonne University]], France. She is former wife of [[Süha Özgermi]].


Manolya married Mukarram Jah in August 1990 at [[Chiraan Palace]], Hyderabad and became a princess styled as H.H. Manolya-i-Nur Begum Sahiba. She lived in [[India]] and [[Australia]] during her marriage. Their daughter Niloufer (named after [[Princess Niloufer]]) was born in 1991. Nizam divorced Manolya in 1993 at [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]. After her divorce, Manolya moved back to Turkey and since then she has been living in [[Istanbul]] and working for charitable institutions such as the Osteoporosis Patient Society of Turkey.
Manolya married Mukarram Jah in August 1990 at [[Chiraan Palace]], Hyderabad and became a princess styled as H.H. Manolya-i-Nur Begum Sahiba. She lived in [[India]] and [[Australia]] during her marriage. Their daughter Niloufer (named after [[Princess Niloufer]]) was born in 1991.<ref name="timesofindia060321">{{Citation
| title = Turkish Beauty Fights for Justice
| newspaper = Times of India
| date = 2006-03-21
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1457880,flstry-1.cms}}
</ref>
Nizam divorced Manolya in 1993 at [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]. After her divorce, Manolya moved back to Turkey and since then she has been living in [[Istanbul]] and working for charitable institutions such as the Osteoporosis Patient Society of Turkey.

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.osteofound.org/press_centre/pr_2005_09_27/photo_beauties.html Manolya's profile in osteoporosis foundation website]
*[http://www.osteofound.org/press_centre/pr_2005_09_27/photo_beauties.html Manolya's profile in osteoporosis foundation website]
*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1455717.cms Manolya Onur's interview in Times of India]


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Revision as of 18:48, 30 December 2008

Manolya Onur (born 1955) is a Turkish woman, who was crowned Miss Turkey in 1976. She was the third wife of Hyderabad Nizam Mukarram Jah.[1]

Manolya represented Turkey in 1976 Miss Universe beauty pageant and enjoyed a successful career as a model from 1976 to 1978. She spent six years in France studying English, French, German as well as the History of Art at the Sorbonne University, France. She is former wife of Süha Özgermi.

Manolya married Mukarram Jah in August 1990 at Chiraan Palace, Hyderabad and became a princess styled as H.H. Manolya-i-Nur Begum Sahiba. She lived in India and Australia during her marriage. Their daughter Niloufer (named after Princess Niloufer) was born in 1991.[2] Nizam divorced Manolya in 1993 at Geneva, Switzerland. After her divorce, Manolya moved back to Turkey and since then she has been living in Istanbul and working for charitable institutions such as the Osteoporosis Patient Society of Turkey.

References

  1. ^ Shrivastava, Namita A (2006-03-19), "Princess diaries", Times of India
  2. ^ "Turkish Beauty Fights for Justice", Times of India, 2006-03-21