Leyla Lydia Tugutlu was born in Berlin in 1989. She is daughter of a Turkish father and a mother of German descent.During this period she worked in a model agency. Tugutlu graduated from Anatolian High School and left the conservatory for the modeling. At the same period she was studying German Language and Literature at Istanbul University. She speaks Turkish, English, and German.She won the title of Miss Turkey 2008. On December 2008 she attended the Miss World competition which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa where she represented Turkey. She won also the title of Best Model of Turkey in 2005. She appeared in Miss Tourism Queen International in China in 2006 and won International princess regards. In 2007, she won the TV Fashion Oscar as "The most promising model".