Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Former Miss Venezuela dies of Breast Cancer

Former Venezuelan beauty queen Eva Ekvall has died from breast cancer aged just 28.The mother-of-one died on Saturday in a Houston, Texas hospital after a two year struggle with the disease, her family said. Famous in her teenage years for her beauty, Ms Ekvall went on to become a news anchor, author and one of her home country’s greatest cancer charity advocates.
On Sunday, her husband posted a photograph of the two holding hands on Twitter, writing: ‘Always together … I love you wife' 
In a statement, Ekvall’s family said her remains were being cremated in Houston on Monday.Sadly, cancer had the last word,’

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