Current Miss Alabama for America, Zoe Sozo Bethel has died after suffering horrific injuries in an accident – about which very little is currently known or has been made public.
Aged just 27, Ms Bethel died from sustained injuries at 5:30 am on the 18th of February, just eight days after she was involved in the tragic accident.
Her family confirmed on Monday February 21 that Zoe had died in Miami, Florida, saying that she “passed from this life into the next.” The type of accident was not specified.
In the touching social media tribute, Zoe’s family said that the young woman “touched the hearts of many people.”
The tragic news of Zoe’s passing came just days after her family confirmed that she had been involved in an accident.
“Zoe had an accident Thursday night, February 10th, & sustained severe damage to her brain/brainstem & is in a coma,” the family wrote on her Instagram.
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At the time, they also shared a fundraising page for Zoe’s medical bills, which has received over $41,000 ($A56,900) in donations.
“Unfortunately the doctors are saying the damage cannot be repaired & that she may not have much time left,” the family wrote at that time.
The family implored Zoe’s 25,000 followers for prayers, however unfortunately later confirmed that she had passed away due to the severity of her injuries.
Just a few weeks before her death, the beauty queen had shared messages of hope on her Instagram account – in one she captioned a photo of herself wearing a red top with a quote she said attributed to Joan of Arc.
“One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying,” Zoe wrote on January the 18th.
