Ivana Sert

{{Short description|Serbian-Turkish TV personality, model, and fashion designer}}

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| birth_name = Ivana Smiljković

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|10|25}}

| birth_place = Zaječar, SR Serbia, SFR YugoslaviaDačić, Aleksandar. [http://arhiva.gloria.rs/377/porodicna_prica/ Beogradski šarm obeležio Seks i grad 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208024447/http://arhiva.gloria.rs/377/porodicna_prica/ |date=8 December 2015 }}. Arhiva.gloria.rs. Retrieved on 26 November 2015.

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| years_active = 1999–present

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| agent = Uğurkan Erez Agency{{Cite web |url=http://www.ugurkanerez.com/detay.php?id=332 |title=Uğurkan EREZ |access-date=28 January 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221201/http://www.ugurkanerez.com/detay.php?id=332 |url-status=dead }}

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| title = Miss Belgrade

| term = 1999

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{{marriage|Yurdal Sert|2004|2013|reason=div}}
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Ivana Sert (née Smiljković, {{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Ивана Серт}}; born 25 October 1979) is a Serbian-Turkish television personality, socialite, presenter, model, fashion designer, entrepreneur, businesswoman, beauty pageant titleholder, author, and occasional actress. She is the founder of the Ivana Sert brand and was known for her role as a judge on Show TV's Bugün Ne Giysem? (2010–13).{{cite web|url=http://www.showtvnet.com/yasam/bugun-ne-giysem/ |accessdate=28 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122172947/http://www.showtvnet.com/yasam/bugun-ne-giysem/ |title=Bugün Ne Giysem?|archivedate=22 January 2013 |work=showtvnet.com}} After that Sert joined the TV show İşte Benim Stilim.

Early life and career

She was born as "Ivana Smiljković" in 1979 in Zaječar, Serbia. Before pursuing a career in modeling, she studied piano and ballet until the age of 16. Having been crowned Miss Belgrade in 1999,[http://zena.blic.rs/PULS_poznatih/2638/Srpkinja_kreira_za_glavne_junakinje_fima_Seks_i_grad Srpkinja kreira za glavne junakinje fima „Seks i grad“ | PULS poznatih | Žena] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423053537/http://zena.blic.rs/PULS_poznatih/2638/Srpkinja_kreira_za_glavne_junakinje_fima_Seks_i_grad |date=23 April 2012 }}. Zena.blic.rs (22 March 2010). Retrieved on 2015-11-26. she competed in the Miss Yugoslavia and Miss Globe International pageants.

In 2002, she moved to Turkey. It was in Istanbul that she met her husband Yurdal, son of prominent real estate developer Mehmet Sert.[http://blog.milliyet.com.tr/mehmet-sert-in-mevlutundeydim/Blog/?BlogNo=357799 Mehmet Sert’in mevlütündeydim. / Özel Günler / Milliyet Blog]. Blog.milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved on 3 September 2016. The couple married in 2004 and became leading figures in Turkish high society.[http://www.sabah.com.tr/Pazar/2011/08/21/bir-sosyete-masali Bir sosyete 'masalı' – Pazar Sabah Haberleri]. Sabah.com.tr (21 August 2011). Retrieved on 2015-11-26. On 31 October 2006, she gave birth to her only child, Kayon Ateş.[http://www.haberturk.com/magazin/haber/132226-ikoncanin-en-buyuk-aski-foto-galeri İkoncan'ın en büyük aşkı! FOTO GALERİ | Magazin Haberleri]. Haberturk.com (23 October 2014). Retrieved on 2015-11-26.[http://www.htkulup.com/magazin-hatti/haber/684174-ivana-ogluna-dogum-gunu-partisi-duzenledi İvana oğluna doğum günü partisi düzenledi – HTKulüp – İş ve Cemiyet Dünyasının Magazin Haberleri Portalı]. Htkulup.com. Retrieved on 26 November 2015.

In 2011, after heating up the stage on Yok Böyle Dans, the Turkish version of Dancing With the Stars, Ivana Sert withdrew from the competition because of her doctor's advice in week 12.[http://magazin.bugun.com.tr/ivana-sert-i-saskina-ceviren-olay-178905-haberi.aspx Ivana Sert'i şaşkına çeviren olay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404152830/http://magazin.bugun.com.tr/ivana-sert-i-saskina-ceviren-olay-178905-haberi.aspx |date=4 April 2013 }}. Magazin.bugun.com.tr (22 December 2011). Retrieved on 2015-11-26.

In 2012, Sert appeared as a special guest star in the thirty fourth episode of the Kanal D series Yalan Dünya as herself. She is the co-host of the television program En Büyük Show that airs on Show TV.{{cite web|url=http://www.showtvnet.com/eglence/en-buyuk-show/ |accessdate=28 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116143129/http://www.showtvnet.com/eglence/en-buyuk-show/|work=showtvnet.com|title=En Büyük Show |archivedate=16 January 2013 }}

Ivana Sert is the author of the 2012 book Bizimlesin.[http://www.dr.com.tr/Kitap/Bizimlesin/Ivana-Sert/Sanat-Tasarim/Diger-Sanatlar/urunno=0000000402492 D&R – Kültür, Sanat ve Eğlence Dünyası Bizimlesin]. Dr.com.tr. Retrieved on 26 November 2015. The book gives out fashion and beauty tips, accompanied by her own photos.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

As of 2018, she is a member of the judging panel of another fashion-related show.{{Cite news|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/kemal-dogulu-ve-ivana-sert-ten-magazin-2551465/|title=Kemal Doğulu ve İvana Sert'ten yeni moda yarışması|last=sitesi|first=milliyet.com.tr Türkiye'nin lider haber|work=MİLLİYET HABER - TÜRKİYE'NİN HABER SİTESİ|access-date=2018-01-26}}

Filmography

=Film and television=

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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2011–13	Bugün Ne Giysem?	Judge	TV show
2011	Yok Böyle Dans	Herself	TV show
2012	En Büyük Show	Co-host	TV show
2014	Yapışık Kardeşler	Vahşi Cazibe	Movie
2014–2017	İşte Benim Stilim	Judge	TV show