Zhibek Nukeeva (Kyrgyz: Жибек Нукеева; 27 February 1995 – 16 July 2017) was a Kyrgyz model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Kyrgyzstan 2013.

Zhibek Nukeeva
Nukeeva after being crowned Miss Kyrgyzstan 2013 in Bishkek
Born(1995-02-27)27 February 1995
Died16 July 2017(2017-07-16) (aged 22)
Occupations
  • Model
  • beauty pageant titleholder
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Kyrgyzstan 2013
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Kyrgyzstan 2013
(Winner)
Miss World 2013
(Unplaced)

Early life edit

Nukeeva was a student of business management, and spoke Kyrgyz and French languages.[1] She used to live for a few months in Grenoble, France. She learnt French language in the Alliance Française's school, based in Grenoble.

Family edit

Zhibek Nukeeva became mother of a baby boy born in November 2016, with her husband Bakyt.

Pageantry edit

Miss Kyrgyzstan 2013 edit

Nukeeva was crowned as Miss Kyrgyzstan 2013, represented Bishkek.[2]

Miss World 2013 edit

Nukeeva competed at Miss World 2013 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.[citation needed]

Death edit

Zhibek died on 16 July 2017 from chondrosarcoma, a rare cancer that affects the bones and joints. She was living in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan but was sent by her family to Turkey, to receive higher quality treatment. For the treatment, Zhibek's GoFundMe needed $80,000 to have an operation in Prague, Czech Republic. But after raising $6,172, she died as the cancer had already spread to other parts of the body.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Zhibek Nukeeva - Miss Kyrgyzstan World 2013. 13 photos". top-beautiful-women.com.
  2. ^ "EyeForBeautyBlog.com is for sale | HugeDomains".

External links edit

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Diana Ovganova
Miss Kyrgyzstan
2013
Succeeded by
Aykol Alikzhanova