The modeling and pageant worlds are mourning Russian Miss Universe 2017 contestant Kseniya Alexandrova, who has died weeks after an elk crashed through her car’s windshield. The Miss Russia 2017 first runner-up was 30.

Russian Miss Universe 2017 contestant Alexandrova died at age 30 due to severe injuries sustained when an animal collided with her vehicle. Her husband, who was driving, survived the incident.

Kseniya Alexandrova, 30, suffered severe brain injuries when the massive caribou came flying through the windshield of her car while she and her husband were driving in Tver Oblast, Russia, on July 5, People reported, citing Russian outlets.

The tragic accident that occurred days ago on the M-9 highway in Tver Oblast, Russia, has shocked the international community.  Russian model and former Miss