Tuesday 20 December 2011

Former Miss Venezuela Dies of Breast Cancer Aged 28

Former Venezuela beauty queen Eva Ekvall has died from breast cancer aged just 28. The mother-of-one died on Saturday in a Texas Hospital after two years struggle with the disease.  she was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in February 2010, and underwent eight months of treatment including chemotherapy, radiation and a mastectomy. She was crowned Miss Venezuela in 2000 and the following year she was the third runner-up in the Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico. 

Battle: Ms Ekvall, pictured, was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and documented her struggle in a book Fuera de Foco, translated as Out of FocusTragic: Eva Ekvall, pictured as she is crowned Miss Venezuela in 2000, has died from breast cancer in Texas aged 28Changing a nation: Ms Ekvall and her book are credited with the surge in women going for breast examinations

Such a tragedy, may her soul rest in perfect peace and hope her family find comfort at this sad time.

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