In a first time, one of a kind gala event, TurkOfAmerica selected 30 influential female leaders from across the U.S. to compete in 30 categories to be crowned The Most Influential Turkish-American Women. Among the winners were some pretty extraordinary entrepreneurs and visionary CEOS, celebrity role models and pioneer philanthropists alike.
Daphne Oz, daughter of celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz and co-host of the cooking-themed talk show The Chew, topped the list.
The list, created by Turk of America, which is the first Turkish American nationwide business magazine, includes 13 professional executives, nine academics, seven entrepreneurs and a TV talk show host. 29-year-old Oz, is also the youngest on the list.
To decide on which illustrious women merited inclusion on the list, the TURKOFAMERICA team read hundreds of resumes, searched hundreds of websites, and conducted numerous interviews.
And on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York, 30 influential women leaders from across the U.S. competed in 30 categories to be crowned the winner. The night also honored the world-famous Dr. Mehmet Oz.
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Below is the top 10 in Turk of America's list of 30 Most Influential Turkish American Women:
