Many fans of Too Hot to Handle may be aware that star Matthew 'Jesus' Smith was previously on America's Next Top Model. They might not be familiar with the tragic loss of one of his castmates, Mirjana Puhar.

Matthew was not able to find a solid romantic connection on Too Hot to Handle. He was often the voice of reason in the house and got along with all his castmates but there just didn't seem to be that spark until some of the new additions joined. He appeared to be connecting with Madison but it never seemed to go anywhere. He eventually decided he'd gotten all he felt he was going to get from the show and chose to leave. This, however, was not his first foray into reality tv. He was on cycle 21, one of the few coed seasons, of America's Next Top Model.

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While on the popular modeling competition, Matthew found a romantic spark with his fellow model, 18-year-old Mirjana Puhar. Puhar was tragically murdered at the age of 19 after her appearance on the show. Matthew posted addressing her death on social media with a beautiful video of her where she spoke of hoping that one day we'd spread more love than we do hate. The post was captioned "There are no other words needed. This beautiful soul said it all. @mirjanapuhar you ARE loved." While they never actually dated, the Serbian born model caught Matthew's attention right away, check out the Facebook status below:

He said on the show that he wasn't attracted to many girls however it was clear he was drawn to her. The attraction definitely was mutual and she talked about how hot he was. Judge Kelly Cutrone even tried to play matchmaker for the potential couple after realizing Matthew had a crush on Mirjana during a photoshoot. The two appeared to grow closer and even shared a bed at one point. However, there was one major problem. Mirjana had a boyfriend at home that she hadn't told Matthew about. She spoke of how in her relationship things hadn't been good for a long time and he wasn't supportive. She contrasted that with how she liked things with Matthew.

This changed when a phone call from home revealed that her boyfriend had been promoting her on social media. She was happy and in repeating this information dropped the bomb on Matthew about a boyfriend he didn't realize existed. Things came to an abrupt end. Matthew commented on how one night they were sharing a bed and the next day she had a boyfriend. He said this news made his heart drop to his feet. After a few contentious encounters that day, both stated that whatever had been starting between them was over. She went on to get involved with another of the contestants.

Neither won their season but both went on to continue modeling careers. Matthew has continued modeling successfully for years before his recent appearance on Too Hot to Handle. Mirjana's death shook fans of the show as well as the judges and models. She was killed in a robbery with her new boyfriend of 6 months and his roommate. It is a heartbreaking loss. Not just because of her young age but because her journey to get to where she was hadn't been easy and she was just finally beginning on her dream of being a working model.

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