Zhibek Nukeeva

Zhibek Nukeeva
Zhibek Nukeeva
	Nukeeva after being crowned Miss Kyrgyzstan 2013 in Bishkek
Born	27 February 1995; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Died	16 July 2017 (aged 22); Istanbul, Turkey
Occupations	Model; beauty pageant titleholder;
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Children	1
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Kyrgyzstan 2013
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Major; competition(s)	Miss Kyrgyzstan 2013; (Winner); Miss World 2013; (Unplaced)

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.

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]}