Gleycy Correia, who was crowned Miss United Continents Brazil in 2018, died at the age of 27 following a tonsil surgery.

A statement posted on her Instagram Story on June 20 revealed the tragic news, which came as a shock for her fans.

Her family priest Lidiane Alves Oliviera told the Daily Mail that the beauty queen died at a private clinic on Monday after suffering from heavy bleeding. She suffered a heart attack following a routine operation to get her tonsils removed in late March.

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The priest said that she was left in a coma for two months following the cardiac arrest on April 4.

On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Miss United Continents Organization released a statement saying Correia was a “beautiful young lady with such joy for life.”

“I want to extend my most sincere condolences to her family and to his mentor Henrique Fontes who gave us the gift of knowing a beautiful, smart and sweet girl who leaves with us the happiest memories that will ever be kept in this organization,” the statement continued.

Here’s what we know about the 27-year-old model.

Correia started her career as a model and entered the beauty pageant world as a teenager. She was crowned Miss United Continents Brazil at the age of 23 in 2018.

After winning the pageant, she worked as a beautician and model. She regularly shared her work on her social media accounts.

Correia was brought up in Macaé, Brazil in a middle-class family. Her birthdate and name of her parents are unknown. She has a million followers on Instagram and Facebook.

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She specialized in laser therapy and permanent make-up. In March, she posted a video of herself performing a micropigmentation procedure on one of her client’s eyelashes. 

After news of her death was revealed, her friends and family sent their condolences on social media, including Pastor Jak Abreu. “God chose this day to collect our princess,” he wrote on Instagram. “We know that she will be greatly missed, but she will now be brightening the sky with her smile.”

“She fulfilled her purpose and left her legacy of love in us!” he added. “We ask your prayers for your family and friends so that the Holy Spirit may swallow this difficult moment with comfort!”