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

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

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attacks from

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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 then used in his documentary ''

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''. 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

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and the Italian opera singer

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. 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 a 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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