Bono went on to say that he felt that these lyrics reflected what the people of Sarajevo were feeling at the time. "Original Soundtracks 1" is an album of songs based mostly on non-existent films; however, "Miss Sarajevo" is one of four tracks from the album that are based on real films. The film "Miss Sarajevo" is a documentary by Bill Carter about a beauty pageant held in the midst of besieged Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner was a 17-year-old blonde named Inela Nogić. Carter travelled to Sarajevo in the winter of 1993 to offer humanitarian aid and quickly found himself in the heart of the conflict. He lived for six months in a burnt-out office building, subsisting on baby food and whatever water he could find in the rivers and sewers and delivering food and medicine to those in need.