Former Russian Miss Universe contestant, 30, dies after elk smashes through windshield

A model and former Miss Universe contestant from Russia died last week from injuries she suffered after an elk crashed through the windshield of her Porsche according to a summary Kseniya Alexandrova died from severe brain injuries from the accident that occurred while she was driving with her husband in Tver Oblast Russia on July Russian news outlet RIA shared She remained hospitalized in a coma until her death on Aug Alexandrova and her husband were returning home from Rzhev when the collision with the elk happened on the M highway the outlet shared The husband who was not named in the overview declared there was no time to react to the animal jumping in front of the couple s Porsche Panamera adding that he and Alexandrova were both wearing seatbelts and were driving at a low speed during the collision EX-WNBA PLAYER'S MOM DIES IN CAR CRASH INVOLVING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT PERSONNEL SAY From the moment it jumped out to the impact a split second passed I didn t have time to do anything he notified the outlet in a message translated from Russian Alexandrova who was in the client seat suffered a head injury when the animal hurtled through the windshield and into the cabin of the car her husband explained the outlet She was unconscious her head was fractured everything was covered in blood The frontal bones of the skull were broken it was an open cranial-brain injury he disclosed The couple had been married just four months before the freak accident according to her Instagram She was also a psychologist who earned her degree from Moscow Pedagogical State University according to a November post on her social media OLYMPIC BIATHLON CHAMPION LAURA DAHLMEIER DIES AT IN PAKISTAN MOUNTAIN CLIMBING ACCIDENTAlexandrova represented Russia in the Miss Universe pageant and placed second in the Miss Russia competition earlier that year Alexandrova s modeling agency Modus Vivendis verified her death in a declaration that was written in Russian and posted on the agency s Instagram on Aug It is with great sadness that we inform you that our colleague and friend model Kseniya Alexandrova passed away the last evening evening the translated announcement revealed Kseniya was bright and talented She knew how to inspire endorsement and give warmth to everyone who was around the agency continued For us she will forever remain a symbol of beauty kindness and inner strength