Jeniffer Viturino
Jeniffer Corneau Viturino | |
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| Born | May 13, 1993 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | February 17, 2011 (aged 17) Parque das Naçõs, Brazil |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
Jeniffer Corneau Viturino[2] (13 May 1993 – 8 April 2011)[3] was a Brazilian fashion model who died in 2011 at the age of 17.[4] She was best known for her cover appearance on the Portuguese J magazine and later known for her mysterious death ruled by suicide.[5]
Born in Brazil, Viturino moved to Portugal in 2007 and began modeling there. She won the Miss Odivelas contest in 2009,[4] and landed on the cover of the Portuguese J magazine's February 2011 issue (No. 233).[6] Her last modeling activity was a runway walking for a cosmetics brand.[4]
On the evening of 8 April 2011,[7] Viturino was found dead in Parque das Nações, a prestigious neighborhood in Lisbon.[4] She died after falling from the 15th floor of the building where she lived with her boyfriend Miguel Alves da Silva,[7] a 31-year-old businessman[8] known to have multiple wives and to be abusive to his girlfriends, according to her brother.[2] She was 17.[9]
Police concluded she committed suicide, as the evidence collected did not indicate any third party intervention. Viturino left a suicide note which asked her family for forgiveness for her action.[8] The note included some cryptic messages for her family, which her mother described to be "very vague".[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Michelle Monkhouse", Fashion Model Directory
- ^ a b "Irmão e amiga de modelo morta em Lisboa duvidam de suicídio", 10 April 2011, Folha Template:Pt icon
- ^ Find A Grave
- ^ a b c d e "Pais de modelo brasileira que morreu em Portugal duvidam de suicídio", 10 April 2011, G1 Template:Pt icon
- ^ "Polícia de Portugal acrescenta assassinato à linha de investigação para morte de modelo capixaba", 9 April 2011, A Gazeta Template:Pt icon
- ^ "Polícia portuguesa investiga se morte de modelo brasileira foi homicídio", 11 April 2011, O Estado de S. Paulo Template:Pt icon
- ^ a b "Modelo brasileira de 17 anos morre em Portugal", 10 April 2011, O Estado de S. Paulo Template:Pt icon
- ^ a b "Modelo morre na Expo: a chave do mistério", 12 April 2011, TVI 24 Template:Pt icon
- ^ "Modelo cai do 15.º andar de torre de luxo", 9 April 2011, Diário de Notícias Template:Pt icon