Inela Nogić (born 1976) became world-famous during the

Siege of Sarajevo The Siege of Sarajevo ( sh, Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav People's Army, the city was then be ...

when she won the 1993 Miss Besieged Sarajevo, which was held in a basement in an effort to avoid the barrage of sniper attacks from

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

militias. Nogić and the other contestants held up a banner that read "Don't let them kill us". The pageant was documented by an amateur filmmaker, whose footage director

Bill Carter Bill Carter (born 1966) is a writer and director. He directed the documentary film '' Miss Sarajevo'', which consists of amateur video material he shot during his stay in the besieged city of Sarajevo. He is the author of ''Fools Rush In'', his ...

then used in his documentary ''

Miss Sarajevo "Miss Sarajevo" is a song by U2 and Brian Eno, credited to the pseudonym "Passengers". It was released on 20 November 1995 as the only single from their album ''Original Soundtracks 1''. Luciano Pavarotti makes a vocal appearance, singing the ...

''. The documentary was broadcast internationally, provoking a viewer response that added to the international pressure to end the siege. Footage of the documentary was incorporated into the single "

" by the Irish band U2 together with Brian Eno and the Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti. Nogić's picture was also featured on the cover of the single, taken during the pageant. Nogić was 17 years old at the time. After the war ended, Nogić was invited to the 1997 concert given by U2 in Sarajevo, and personally escorted by the band. As of 2012, Nogić has been living in

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and is the mother of two.

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*https://www.volkskrant.nl/mensen/al-25-jaar-miss-sarajevo-betrokken-u2-vulde-zijn-zakken-over-onze-rug~b9f4e229/
Inela Nogić's Twitter account
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nogic, Inela 1976 births Living people Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims People from Sarajevo Siege of Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to the Netherlands

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