Black Saturday Throwback: The tragic death of Miss International 1991 Agnieszka Kotlarska

Posted by Norman on April 11, 2020
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Miss International 1991 Agnieszka Kotlarska and her court

Since it is a Black Saturday, allow me to share this throwback blog about the tragic death of Polish Agnieszka Kotlarska who won Miss International 1991. She was murdered a few years after. The entire “stalking” scenario that led to a bloody end is detailed below in a quoted information. Unlike the untimely demises of Miss Venezuela 2004 Monica Spear (due to an attempted robbery) and Bb. Pilipinas International 2009 Melody Gersbach (due to a car accident), this one played out like the script from a movie that spanned more than a few years in plot.

But first, let us watch her crowning moment in Japan.

Agnieszka Kotlarska was a model in 1990 when a persistent stalker entered her life. The brunette with the perfect smile never dreamed that he, a man called Jerzy, would give her only six more years to live. While he kept stalking, Kotlarska did well in her professional and personal life. She became Miss Poland and was crowned in 1991 as Miss International. Kotlarska married, which did not sit well with Jerzy, who later told police that by marrying someone else she had “ruined his life.” After winning Miss Poland, Kotlarska pursued a successful career as a fashion model in the US, working with big names such as Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren. She also appeared in Cosmopolitan, Vogue, and Playboy.

After three years, Kotlarska returned to Poland with her husband and daughter. It wasn’t long before her stalker started doing his creepy thing again, constantly calling and hanging around her house. Her husband understandably had had enough. On the night of August 27, 1996, when the family was getting into their car and Jerzy approached them, Kotlarska’s husband intercepted the stalker. The two men started struggling, which ended with Jerzy stabbing the other man in the leg with a hunting knife. Kotlarska ran to her husband’s aid, but Jerzy stabbed her viciously in the chest four times. The police arrested the 36-year-old computer programmer at his home where he immediately confessed. Kotlarska later died in hospital from her wounds. For taking the life of a young mother, Jerzy was sent to prison for a mere 14 years.

Source: https://listverse.com/2014/12/04/10-murdered-beauty-queens/

4 comments on “Black Saturday Throwback: The tragic death of Miss International 1991 Agnieszka Kotlarska”

  1. Ganda niya, even her court. European girls sent in Miss International are some of the prettiest. Iba yung ganda ng mga European sa pageant na ito kung ikukumpara dun sa mga pinapadala nila sa MW at MU.

  2. Such a tragedy.

    I agree, she looks like Mimilanie Marquez, even the smile. I guess MIO is consistent with the facial template they prefer.

  3. Daughter witnessed IT, then?!! YIKES. 😦

    Which installment was it of the Bat Man saga where young Bruce Wayne’s parents are murdered by Gotham City thugs in his plain sight? He thus/then grows up to become a recluse, with trust issues And just how exactly did faithful butler and war veteran Alfred come into the picture?

    Mr. Tinio, YOU need to weigh in on horrific things like this.

    It reminds me of the question asked to Laura Gonzales-Ospina at MU 2017, “How do you explain terrorism to a child”?

    Would losing one’s parents violently and seeing it unfold in real time be a safe approximation?

  4. Wow she looks like a ——ier version of Melanie Marquez
    Well-deserved win
    She was a classic beauty

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