Killing of ex-contestant Mirjana Puhar shocks 'America's Next Top Model' world

Mirjana Puhar is best known for her time on 'ANTM,' and now her mentor, Tyra Banks, along with co-executive producer Ken Mok, have released a statement revealing their thoughts on the former contestant's tragic death.

Mirjana was found dead inside her boyfriend's home in Charlotte, NC., Feb. 24 and now her fellow contestants from the season are taking to Twitter to offer their deepest condolences and memories of her.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley sent a letter on Friday to DHS Sec. Jeh Johnson questioning whether the suspected killer of Mirjana Puhar, a former contestant on “America's Next Top Model,” was an illegal immigrant who applied for 

"We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic news about Mirjana Puhar. She was a vivacious and promising young woman. Our hearts and prayers go out to her loved ones," the show's executive producers Banks and Ken Mok said in a joint statement.

America's Next Top Model contestant Mirjana Puhar is dead after a triple homicide at her boyfriend's home in Charlotte, N.C., Us Weekly can confirm. (TMZ was first to report the news on Wednesday, Feb. 25.) According to