Told the Times newspaper in a phone interview from her home in Seaview, Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.
Adding that Reeva was proud of being a South African. "She loved this country and all its people. This was the only place she called home."
Reeva gunned down by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius, who made waves last year after being the first double amputee to compete against able-bodied athletes in the Olympic Games.
The mother of the FHM cover model, who became friends with model and Real Goboza co-presenter Pearl Thusi, in the latest Tropica Island of treasure wants answers on;
"Why my little girl? Why did this happen? Why did he do this? What for?" She asked
"All we have is this horrendous death to deal with... to get to grips with. All we want are answers... answers as to why this had to happen, why our beautiful daughter had to die like this."
She added.
Steenkamp's father, Barry, told
Britain's Daily Mail that "he bears no animosity towards Pistorius, just struggling to find some reason why this happened to our lovely daughter".
Steenkamp's flatmate, Gina Myers, described Reeva as "amazing".
"Her faith in the world, love for everyone and everything, and positive outlook is what made many people live. There is not a single word that can describe how amazing she was. The energy with which she loved, whether it was in a friendship or relationship, was incredible. She loved loving."
"All I want are answers. That is what all of us, including both families, want. We want the truth to come out ... everyone to be honest about what happened,"
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