The beauty contest held on May 29, 1993 in Bosnia-Herzegovina , was part of a series of events to show resistance against the siege Bosnians who were subjected by the forces Bosnian Serb. Inel
Nogić-Duraković was then a 17-year-old won the contest . Although urban legend rather imagine it was a victim of the siege, Inel Nogic survived, perhaps due to fame after winning the contest beauty, he left Sarajevo in 1994 to live in Holland. The
event's images were used by the American photographer Bill Carter in his documentary on Sarajevo, entitled precisely "Miss Sarajevo" . Bill Carter had come to Sarajevo in March 1993 as part of the humanitarian organization "The Serious Road Trip. "
Bill Carter meets Bono/U2 during the Serbo-Bosnian conflict and proposes to live satellite connections for the concerts that U2 made its Zoo TV tour , to to know the status of the besieged population of Sarajevo. Bono is involved in the idea of \u200b\u200brescuing images of life in Sarajevo and produced the documentary by Bill Carter, to be titled "Miss Sarajevo", at the request of Bono.
This raises the idea of \u200b\u200bmusical composition "Miss Sarajevo" to be released in 1995 in Modena, with the participation of Luciano Pavarotti , and the presence of Lady Di the public.
Videoclip "Miss Sarajevo", contains images of Sarajevo 1992-1995 documentary
Is there a time for keeping your distanceA time to turn your eyes awayIs there a time for keeping your head downFor getting on with your dayIs there a time for kohl and lipstickA time for curling hairIs there a time for high street shoppingTo find the right dress to wearHere she comesHeads turn aroundHere she comesTo take her crownIs there a time to run for coverA time for kiss and tellIs there a time for different coloursDifferent names you find it hard to spellIs there a time for first communionA time for East Seventeen Is there atime to turn to Mecca Is there time tobe a beauty queen Here she comesBeauty plays the clown Here she comesSurreal in her crownYou say that the riverFind the way to the seaAnd as the river comes to meBeyondAnd the thirsty lands You say that asthe river As the river ...Love comeLove ...And I no longer praylove And I do not knowAnd hope that love does not know to wait[Translation of the above]You say that the riverfinds the way to the seaand like the riveryou will come to mebeyond the bordersand the dry landsYou say that like a riverlike a river...the love will comethe love...And i don't know how to pray anymoreand in love i don't know how to hope anymoreand for that love i don't know how to wait anymore[End of Translation]Is there a time for tying ribbonsA time for Christmas treesIs there a time for laying tablesAnd the night is set to freezeOh beautiful, oh dear, oh sweet freedom,[gift in which all the treasures of our almighty God is to ...]
Más información:
Entrevista a Bill Carter http://somamagazine.com/bill-carter/
Entrevista a Inela Nogić-Duraković http://arhiva.depo.ba/page.php?id = 4823
History of the City of Sarajevo: www.sarajevo.ba/en/stream.php?kat=137
