A newlywed beauty queen has tragically passed away following a horrific car crash where an elk struck her vehicle’s windscreen.
Russian model Ksenia Alexandrova, 30, was urgently taken to the hospital after the rare accident but unfortunately succumbed to her serious injuries this week.
The deadly accident took place five weeks ago, leaving her in a fight for survival at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute in Moscow.
Ksenia was a passenger in a Porsche when the vehicle unexpectedly collided with the animal.
She was a runner-up in the Miss Russia pageant in 2017, representing Moscow.
The cherished model also participated as a Miss Universe contestant that same year.
The recently married beauty queen reportedly suffered a traumatic brain injury in the collision in the Tver region.
At the time of her death she was also a psychologist and psychodrama therapist.
The Miss Universe pageant’s official account said on social media: “Her grace, beauty and spirit left an indelible mark on the Miss Universe family.”
“May her memory continue to inspire kindness, strength and love in all those fortunate enough to have known her.”
Fellow beauty queen Anna Linnikova said tragic Ksenia “had just got married, settled down, and was happy”.
The late model married her partner in late March this year, according to her social media.
Linnikova, who was Miss Russia 2022, said: “This is a reminder to all of us that we need to appreciate every moment of life.
“You never know when an event will happen that will take away your loved ones.”
The 43-year-old driver of the Porsche has not been named.
But while driving the car with Ksenia in the passenger seat, they were reportedly “unable to avoid the collision”.
Ksenia’s death was confirmed by Moscow-based modelling agency Modus Vivendis.
She passed away on Tuesday, August 12, after battling for her life in hospital.
The beauty queen was born and raised in Moscow, and had been modelling with the agency since she was 19.
She graduated from Moscow Pedagogical State University with a degree in Psychology in 2022.
In April, a European beauty queen died after tragically plunging from a bridge onto a motorway while fleeing from police.
Güler Erdogan, 27, was caught drunk behind the wheel in Giresun, Turkey, and fell 50ft from the bridge as she tried to flee from cops on April 1.
And in October, beauty model Samanta Villarreal Núñez died in a horror crash while she was travelling in a pickup truck.
She was in the vehicle with her sister and a friend when the driver lost control of the car before smashing into a ravine.
