Inela Nogić

Inela Nogić was born in Sarajevo in 1976 and has lived in Amsterdam since 1994. In 1993, during the siege of Sarajevo, she was crowned Miss Sarajevo, an event that later gained international recognition through U2's song Miss Sarajevo. More than three decades later, Inela shares her story in her autobiographical book Miss opkoljenog Sarajeva (2026) and the documentary Miss Sarajevo Returns. Through her own words, she reflects on war, identity, personal resilience, and what it means to reclaim a story that has long been told by others.