Overview
- Her family confirmed late Monday to TMZ that Sahara Ray, the Australian model and designer, died in hospital at age 34 while surrounded by loved ones.
- The family has not named the clinic where she died or released a cause of death, and news outlets say no additional medical details have been provided.
- Ray is survived by her infant daughter Snow, who was born in January 2026 and whose birth she had announced publicly in 2025.
- In 2024 Ray revealed she had suffered the rare neurological Guillain-Barré syndrome after a severe car accident, a condition that caused partial paralysis at times.
- She built a public career as a model, influencer and founder of Sahara Ray Swim with a large Instagram following and drew wider attention after 2016 paparazzi photos with Justin Bieber while growing up between Australia, California and Hawaii as the daughter of surfer Tony Ray.