Gleycy Correia, who was crowned Miss United Continents Brazil in 2018, passed away at the age of twenty-seven years old.
This devastating news comes after the young woman suffered a brain hemorrhage and a heart attack following an operation to have her tonsils removed, as per The New York Post.
The procedure took place two months ago, with Correia passing away on Monday.
Her body is now being examined via an autopsy.
The young woman’s family priest spoke out, too.
“She had surgery to remove her tonsils in late March and after five days at home, she had a hemorrhage,” Lidiane Alves Oliveira said, as per the news outlet.
“She went to the local hospital, Unimed, and had a cardiac arrest on April 4,” he continued.
“Since then she was in a coma, with no neurological activity, and today she passed away,” he expressed heartbreakingly.
Correia had a promising future ahead of her, eager to make positive changes to the world she grew up in.
Taking to her Instagram last year, which is now controlled by her family, she wrote: “I wish a lot of things were different around here. I wish my brothers were perfect. I would like to be perfect. But we are not.
“The only way I can change Brazil/the world is by doing my part, and I have dedicated myself to that. May the Lord enable me to do more than enough! Congratulations Brazil! Even with so many flaws, it remains a good country to live in!”
Correia, who grew up in poverty, began her first job at the age of 8 years old as a manicurist, and was heavily into beauty, becoming a model after she won Miss Brazil, too.
In a recent post after her death, a picture with Correia hugging Christ was posted to her account. A caption read: “I fought the good fight, I finished the race, I kept the faith.”
We cannot imagine how Correia’s family and friends are feeling right now.
Rest in peace, Gleycy Correia.