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#OTD 29 May 1993, instead of asking for "world peace" as she was crowned, Inela Nogić unfolded a banner that read: "Don't let them kill us." When asked what she would do as Miss Besieged Sarajevo, she replied, "I have no plans, I could be dead tomorrow."
Photo©️Jerome Delay
Photo©️Jerome Delay
Nogić was born and raised in Sarajevo, a true daughter of the city. Inela was by all accounts a good student, but as a 16-year-old when the shells began raining down on Sarajevo everything sort of ground to a halt.
She had actually been interviewed by foreign media before the pageant, stating that continuing to look good was another form of resistance. No matter how many bombs fell, how many people were gunned down by sniper fire
