Mirjana Puhar
| Mirjana Puhar | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Мирјана Пухар |
| Born |
27 July 1995[1] Sremska Mitrovica, Yugoslavia (present-day Republic of Serbia) |
| Died |
24 February 2015 (aged 19) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Occupation | Model |
Mirjana Puhar (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирјана Пухар; 27 July 1995 – 24 February 2015) was a Serbian model and reality show contestant in the United States. She garnered considerable fame and attention by appearing on America's Next Top Model.
Biography
Puhar was born in Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia's Vojvodina region. She fled to New York in 2000 as a result of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
She was a contestant on cycle 21 of America's Next Top Model, where she was eliminated in the 10th episode. In an interview with the Charlotte Observer, she recalled her journey from child refugee to high school dropout to McDonald's worker to the edge of pop culture fame. She spoke of her troubled teenaged years, in which she regularly skipped school and got into fights. She ended up getting her General Equivalency Diploma just prior to being cast on America's Next Top Model.[2][1]
Death
Puhar was found dead from gunshot wounds in a Charlotte, North Carolina, apartment on 24 February 2015, aged 19.[3] Reports state that Puhar and two other victims were found dead in her boyfriend's home in Charlotte, North Carolina.[4] According to TMZ reports she was killed in a triple homicide.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Janes, Theoden. "From Serbia to high school dropout to 'Next Top Model'". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "'America's Next Top Model' Contestant Mirjana Puhar Found Murdered". NBC News. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "America's Next Top Model Alum Mirjana Puhar Dead in Apparent Triple Homicide". People. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "Top Model Contestant Mirjana Puhar Killed in Triple Homicide". Jezebel. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "'America's Next Top Model' Contestant Mirjana Puhar Dead -- Dies in Triple Homicide". tmz.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.