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Former Miss Universe Contestant Kseniya Alexandrova Dies After Elk Crashes Through Car Windshield

She succumbed to catastrophic head injuries on August 12 after more than a month in intensive care following the July accident in Tver Oblast.

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Kseniya Alexandrova Dies in a freak accident | Image: Instagram

Overview

  • Alexandrova was injured in July when an elk leapt into the path of her husband’s car in Tver Oblast and shattered the windshield, striking her in the head.
  • She spent over a month in the ICU at Moscow’s Sklifosovsky Institute for Emergency Medicine before dying on August 12.
  • Her husband, Ilya, recounted that the elk’s impact caused an open cranial–brain injury with multiple fractures to her frontal skull bones.
  • At 30, Alexandrova held titles as first runner-up in Miss Russia 2017 and Russia’s representative at Miss Universe 2017 and also practiced as a psychologist.
  • Modeling agency Modus Vivendis confirmed her passing and honored her as a bright, talented figure who inspired colleagues and clients alike.