Former Miss World contestant Sherika de Armas had died aged 26 following a two-year battle with cervical cancer. The South American star from Uruguay had undergone both chemotherapy and radiotherapy amid her fight, but local media reported that the model died last week. Her family announced the news via her Instagram account, telling followers she “departed in peace, surrounded by the love of her family and friends”. “She will always be in our hearts,” they said. “Fly high, little sister.
She did not make the top 30 of the competition, held in Sanya, China that year. She was one of six 18-year-olds in the competition. “I always wanted to be a model, whether a beauty model, an advertising model or a catwalk model,” she told local outlet Univision at the time. “I like everything related to fashion and I think that within a beauty pageant, any girl’s dream is to have the opportunity to participate in Miss Universe.
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