10 Murdered Beauty Queens

Beauty pageant queens who lost their lives too soon! These famous contestants had their fame end short as victims of crime.

10: Maria Jose Alvarado, Miss Honduras
At the age of 19, Maria Jose Alvarado was already living the dream. The Honduran beauty had become a famous model and popular TV host after being crowned Miss Honduras 2014. She was scheduled to represent her country at the Miss World 2014, before tragedy struck. The day before her flight to London to compete at the world stage, Maria went out to celebrate the birthday of her sister’s boyfriend when both she and her sister completely vanished. Their family filed a police report with the help of Plutarco Ruiz, Sofia's boyfriend who was the birthday boy. But Plutarco's
9: Irene Garza, Miss South Texas
In 1960, Irene Garza who was once crowned Miss South Texas headed to a Catholic Church the day before Easter for a confession. She was never seen alive again. The 25 year old second grade teacher's lifeless body was found 5 days later in a canal nearby, face down in a burlap sack. An autopsy
8: Monica Spear, Miss Venezuela
Monica Spear was a Venezuelan soap opera star who was crowned Miss Venezuela in 2004, and later finished as fourth runner-up when representing her country in Miss Universe 2005. She married Thomas Henry Berry, a British businessman whom she had a daughter with. They divorced a few years afterwards, but still remained close friends. In early 2014, Monica was on vacation in her native Venezuela with her ex-husband Thomas and their 5 year old daughter
7: Genesis Carmona, Miss Tourism
Just a month after the death of Monica Spear, Venezuela found itself mourning the loss of another one of its beauty queens. Genesis Carmona was a college student and part time model who was crowned Miss Tourism for the state of Carabobo in 2013. In February 2014, she attended a peaceful anti-government rally to protest against the country's incredibly high crime and corruption rates. During the protest, violent clashes broke out between protesters and the police. Shots ended up being fired, and one bullet struck Genesis
6: JonBenet Ramsey, America's Royal Miss
At an extremely young age, JonBenet Ramsey had already entered and won multiple beauty pageants, being crowned America's Royale Miss, Little Miss Charlevoix, Little Miss Colorado, Colorado State All-Star Kids Cover Girl, and National Tiny Miss Beauty
5: Alexandra Petrova, Miss Russia
Alexandra Petrova was exceptionally stunning, having won Miss Russia 1996 and a string of other beauty contests. But the Russian beauty seemed to have a poor choice in companionship - a mistake which led to her early demise. In September 2000
4: Svetlana Kotova, Miss Russia
Svetlana Kotova was not the only Russian beauty queen to have fallen victim to members of the criminal underworld. In May 1997, the Greek police uncovered a makeshift grave in the suburbs of Athens, containing the gruesomely dismembered body of Svetlana Kotova, a famous Russian model and Miss Russia finalist. The 21 year old beauty queen had just started dating Alexander Solonik, Russia's number one professional killer whom she met in a nightclub in Moscow
3: Jill Ann Weatherwax, Miss Hollywood
Jill Ann Weatherwax was an aspiring singer and model who dreamed of making it big in the entertainment industry. She certainly had what it took, being extremely beautiful and talented. But not long after earning a record contract and being crowned Miss Hollywood
2: Leslie Mazzara, Miss Williamstone
Leslie Ann Mazzara, a former Miss Williamstone lived in California's Napa Valley with her two friends Adrianne and Lauren. On Halloween night 2004, the three single and attractive trio were all sound asleep after a night out. It was then that a cold blooded killer intruded the premises, and went on to slay two of the house's occupants. The third one, Lauren, had managed to run out and hide in the backyard after waking up to her roommate's screams
1: Agnieszka Kotlarska, Miss Poland and Miss International
In 1991, Agnieszka Kotlarska was crowned both Miss Poland and Miss International. But the Polish beauty's success and rise to fame was not without consequences, as she ended up with an obsessed stalker named Jerzy. Even so, Agnieszka continued on with her life, got married, had a daughter, and enjoyed a successful modeling career in the United States working with big fashion brands. When she returned to Poland