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Model and former Miss Universe contestant Kseniya Alexandrova died on Aug. 12 due to severe injuries sustained after an elk smashed through her car windshield. She was 30

The pageant organization paid tribute to the late Russian competitor on Instagram

Alexandrova was driving in Tver Oblast, Russia, earlier this summer when the fatal collision took place. She died over one month later due to complications from her injuries

The Miss Universe organization has spoken out about the death of one of their own, Kseniya Alexandrova, who represented Russia at the pageant in 2017.

The global pageant institution shared an Instagram post on Thursday, Aug. 14, two days after Alexandrova's death at age 30. She died in the hospital due to complications from injuries she sustained

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