Model. One of the first Balkan supermodels, she was able to parlay before-the-camera fame into business success. Of Italian descent, she was raised in Split, began modeling and entering beauty contests at 15, and became prominent shortly after graduating from high school and winning the title Miss Dalmatia of 1995. Having dual Croatian and Italian citizenship, Ana relocated to Milan in 1995 and over the next decade was kept busy in such major cities as London, New York, Tokyo, and Paris. Briefly married to businessman Dragan Jurilj she used the connections she had made to become quite wealthy, starting her own Zagreb-based modeling agency in 2000 and later acquiring a soccer team and building a luxury casino. Ana spent most of her later time in Zagreb and died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning at her home.
Model. One of the first Balkan supermodels, she was able to parlay before-the-camera fame into business success. Of Italian descent, she was raised in Split, began modeling and entering beauty contests at 15, and became prominent shortly after graduating from high school and winning the title Miss Dalmatia of 1995. Having dual Croatian and Italian citizenship, Ana relocated to Milan in 1995 and over the next decade was kept busy in such major cities as London, New York, Tokyo, and Paris. Briefly married to businessman Dragan Jurilj she used the connections she had made to become quite wealthy, starting her own Zagreb-based modeling agency in 2000 and later acquiring a soccer team and building a luxury casino. Ana spent most of her later time in Zagreb and died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning at her home.
Bio by: Bob Hufford
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