Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp (August 19, 1983 – February 14, 2013) was a South African model and paralegal. She modeled for FHM magazine and was the first South African face of Avon cosmetics. Steenkamp previously worked as a live roaming presenter for FashionTV in South Africa and appeared in television commercials for Toyota Land Cruiser, Clover “The One”, Redds, and Aldor Pin Pop. In 2012, she appeared as a celebrity participant on the BBC Lifestyle shows Baking Made Easy, and in February 2013, she appeared on Tropika Island of Treasure season 5, which aired on SABC 3.
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The South-African model was shot and killed by her boyfriend, former South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, ten years ago.
“People who have lost children, it takes a long time for you to settle down and to get to know that they’re not going to be around anymore,” June Steenkamp stated this on Valentine’s Day during an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain.
“We just love her so much and miss her. Part of our life is gone. We will see her one day, but that’s what we look forward to.”
In the early hours of February 14, 2013, Pistorius shot Steenkamp, a model and law school graduate, at his home in an upscale Pretoria neighborhood.
He claimed the death was an accident after mistaking Steenkamp for an intruder, but the prosecution claimed it was a premeditated act following an argument between the two.
