reeva steenkamp was an illustrious south african model who was shot dead by her famous olympian boyfriend, oscar pistorius. She was a dazzling beauty who was murdered by her boyfriend at his home in south africa on valentine's day 2013. Born in cape town, reeva began modeling in her teens and after earning a bachelor of laws degree, she moved to johannesburg to pursue a career in the fashion industry. Striking blonde with blue-green eyes, she appeared as a cover girl for fhm magazine and later in south african advertisements for various mainstream brands. In november 2012, she began dating oscar after meeting him through a common friend. But this relationship transformed into a dreadful disaster when on the morning of valentine's day 2013, oscar shot her to death at his home. Police arrested him almost immediately on charges of murder and although the defense did not deny the bathroom shooting, they constantly argued that it was a tragic accident and not an outrageous murder. Eventually he was found guilty of culpable homicide and was sentenced to five years in prison. Apart from being a successful model, she was also a domestic violence campaigner. She was a vibrant celebrity and a gorgeous model whose successful career was tragically cut short.