{"id":524132,"date":"2022-12-09T18:28:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T15:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/influencer-maja-janeska-found-dead-under-mysterious-circumstances\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T18:28:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T15:28:49","slug":"influencer-maja-janeska-found-dead-under-mysterious-circumstances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/influencer-maja-janeska-found-dead-under-mysterious-circumstances\/","title":{"rendered":"#Influencer Maja Janeska found dead under mysterious circumstances"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26eadb220d5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26eadb220d5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/influencer-maja-janeska-found-dead-under-mysterious-circumstances\/#%E2%80%9CInfluencer_Maja_Janeska_found_dead_under_mysterious_circumstances%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Influencer Maja Janeska found dead under mysterious circumstances&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CInfluencer_Maja_Janeska_found_dead_under_mysterious_circumstances%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Influencer Maja Janeska found dead under mysterious circumstances&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Maja Janeska, an online beauty influencer with more than 1.2 million followers on Instagram, has been found dead under what local <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> and family members are labeling \u201cmysterious circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police investigators said Janeska, 39, was discovered with a gunshot wound to her head at her luxury Bassonia Estate home in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Dec. 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon arrival at the address given, police found a woman in the bedroom with a gunshot wound on the head,\u201d said police spokesperson Lt. Col. Mavela Masondo in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a firearm next to her. The woman was certified dead by the paramedics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The celebrity makeup artist and online content creator, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maya_mia_y\/?hl=en\">known as \u201cMaya Mia\u201d <\/a>to her followers, was reportedly dating and living with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/southafrica\/news\/cigarette-tycoon-kyle-phillips-was-near-celeb-make-up-artist-when-she-died-20221207\">\u201ccigarette tycoon\u201d Kyle Phillips<\/a>, co-director of the Johannesburg-based tobacco manufacturer Carnilinx.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Maja Janeska, an online beauty influencer with more than 1.2 million followers on Instagram, has been found dead under what authorities are labeling &quot;mysterious circumstances.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24954938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Maja Janeska, an online beauty influencer with more than 1.2 million followers on Instagram, has been found dead under what local media are labeling \u201cmysterious circumstances.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jam Press\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Phillips \u2014 who is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/southafrica\/news\/she-sometimes-feared-for-her-life-family-of-celebrity-make-up-artist-after-shooting-death-20221205\">reportedly \u201cdevastated and in shock by this tragedy\u201d<\/a> \u2014 told authorities he was brushing his teeth in the bathroom when he heard a gunshot coming from their bedroom.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Col. Masondo clammed up when asked who owned the firearm, adding: \u201cThe police cannot comment on it now as that might jeopardize the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the police did confirm that they\u2019ve launched an investigation into the influencer\u2019s death, adding that the stunning brunette\u2019s passing is \u201cnot being treated as suspicious at the present time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Phillips has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/southafrica\/news\/cigarette-tycoon-hires-pathologist-for-autopsy-says-he-was-brushing-his-teeth-when-girlfriend-died-20221209\">told local media he is hiring his own pathologist<\/a> to carry out an autopsy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"971\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-84.jpg?w=971\" alt=\"She sometimes feared for her life. Her boyfriend had men working for him, and she feared them also. We are heartbroken, and we seriously don't know what to do.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24954981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-84.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1942 1942w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-84.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1456 1456w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-84.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=971 971w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-84.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=485 485w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-84.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 971px) 100vw, 971px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cShe sometimes feared for her life,\u201d a relative told local media outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>24. \u201cWe are heartbroken, and we seriously don\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jam Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A \u201cheartbroken\u201d family member <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/southafrica\/news\/she-sometimes-feared-for-her-life-family-of-celebrity-make-up-artist-after-shooting-death-20221205\">told South African media outlet News24<\/a> that Janeska sometimes \u201cfeared for her life\u201d \u2014 and worried about being murdered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur phones haven\u2019t stopped ringing \u2014 this is all new to us,\u201d said the relative, who asked to remain anonymous to protect their own safety. \u201cWe are in Europe, and our hands are tied because we can\u2019t come to South Africa because of visa issues. [Janeska] is lying there in some mortuary, and we don\u2019t have any clue as to what is actually h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The family member added that they were informed of her death by one of Phillips\u2019 former associates, who allegedly claimed suicide was currently the suspected cause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe sometimes feared for her life. Her boyfriend had men working for him, and she feared them also,\u201d the anonymous relative told News24 amid reports that Phillips <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dfa.co.za\/lifestyle\/dead-make-up-artists-boyfriend-surrounded-himself-with-bodyguards-refused-to-be-examined-by-pathologist-bf00c0a8-77fa-4516-99d7-7d80036e43b2\/\">\u201csurrounded himself with bodyguards\u201d<\/a> and refused to be examined by state pathologists on the scene. \u201cWe are heartbroken, and we seriously don\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-77.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"Nine days before her death, Janeksa told university students during a guest lecture that she moved to Tanzania when she was 19 years old to work in a hotel, Jam Press reported. During that time, she learned Swahili and launched her career as a makeup artist and stylist.\" class=\"wp-image-24955093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-77.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-77.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-77.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-77.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-77.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>Shortly before her death, Janeska told university students during a guest lecture that she moved to Tanzania when she was 19 years old to work in a hotel. At that time, she learned Swahili and launched her career as a makeup artist and stylist.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jam Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-80.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"Influencer Maja Janeska found dead in mysterious circumstances\" class=\"wp-image-24954991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>Janeska was found dead \u201cwith a gunshot wound on the head,\u201d said South African police spokesperson Lt. Col. Mavela Masondo.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jam Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Julius Malema, leader of the South African Economic Freedom Fighters political party and a \u201cclose friend\u201d of Janeska\u2019s cigarette tycoon boyfriend, addressed Janeska\u2019s death at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t spoken to Kyle, but I knew her very well,\u201d Malema <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/2022-12-07-nothing-suggested-she-would-kill-herself-malema-shocked-by-celebrity-makeup-artist-maja-janeskas-death\/\">told local news outlets<\/a>. \u201cWe were friends. She was a very lovely lady, forward looking and she had very good plans for the continent and the country and held our leadership in high regard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nine days before her death, Janeska told university students during a guest lecture that she moved to Tanzania when she was 19 years old to work in a hotel, Jam Press reported. During that time, she became <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maja-janeska-08278531\/\">\u201cfluent in Swahili\u201d <\/a>and launched her career as a makeup artist and stylist.<\/p>\n<p>In her <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClRQa2XssFC\/?hl=en\">last Instagram post on Nov. 22<\/a>, Janeska was pictured with Bujar Osmani, North Macedonia\u2019s minister of foreign affairs. She said the meeting was aimed at \u201cestablishing diplomatic relations between my country Republic of North Macedonia and my second home the Republic of South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>Meanwhile, Malema<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dfa.co.za\/lifestyle\/dead-make-up-artists-boyfriend-surrounded-himself-with-bodyguards-refused-to-be-examined-by-pathologist-bf00c0a8-77fa-4516-99d7-7d80036e43b2\/\"> appeared to express doubt<\/a> that Janeska would take her own life during his public press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe never came across to me as the type who\u00a0had the potential to kill herself. She spoke her mind openly without fear and they loved each other,\u201d he said. \u201cThere was nothing that suggested there were insurmountable problems that would warrant killing yourself. I don\u2019t think there was any sign of that sort. It was a shock.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"907\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-76.jpg?w=907\" alt=\"The beauty influencer and online content creator had more than 1.2 million followers on Instagram at the time of her death.\" class=\"wp-image-24955134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1814 1814w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1360 1360w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=907 907w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=453 453w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Maja-Janeska-jampress-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\"\/><figcaption>The beauty influencer and online content creator had more than 1.2 million followers on Instagram at the time of her death.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jam Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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