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Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall dies of cancer at 28

Mike GallagherMike Gallagher
Dec 19, 2011 - 19:34
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Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall dies of cancer at 28
In this photo taken on Sept. 9, 2000, Eva Ekvall reacts after winning the Miss Venezuela 2000 beauty pageant in Caracas, Venezuela

Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall, whose struggle with breast cancer was closely followed by Venezuelans, has died at age 28. Ekvall was crowned Miss Venezuela at age 17 in 2000, and the following year she was third runner-up in the Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico.

\"Loss:

Loss: A fresh-faced Ekvall in April 2010, two months after she was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer

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