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Former Miss Universe Russia 2017 Killed By Elk

A model and former beauty queen has died, weeks after an elk smashed through her windshield in a freak accident. She was 30.

Kseniya Alexandrova sustained severe brain injuries from the incident, which occurred in July, while she was driving in Tver Oblast, Russia. She later died in the hospital due to complications from her injuries on Aug. 12, Russian news source Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported.

Alexandrova and her husband had been driving home from Rzhev on July 5 when their car collided with the elk, the outlet said.

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by Anonymousreply 11August 19, 2025 12:50 AM

Alexandrova sat in the passenger seat while her husband was driving, when the animal suddenly jumped onto the road.

"From the moment it jumped out to the impact, a split second passed. I didn't have time to do anything," Alexandrova's husband told Rossiyskaya Gazeta in a statement translated from Russian.

He recalled that Alexandrova was unconscious after the impact, adding, “Everything was covered in blood.”

The husband additionally told Rossiyskaya Gazeta that other drivers stopped to help, and that emergency services arrived on the scene within about 15 minutes. Alexandrova was transported to a hospital in Moscow, but her injuries ultimately proved fatal.

She had married her husband four months before the accident, according to her Instagram.

In addition to her modeling career, Alexandrova represented Russia in the Miss Universe pageant in 2017. She was also first runner-up in the Miss Russia competition earlier that same year, per Us Weekly.

Alexandrova was also a practicing psychologist, having earned a degree from Moscow Pedagogical State University, according to a personal update on her Instagram in November 2022.

Alexandrova’s modeling agency, Modus Vivendis, confirmed the news of her death in a statement shared on Instagram on Aug. 13.

“It is with great sadness that we inform you that our colleague and friend, model Kseniya Alexandrova, passed away yesterday evening,” the statement, which was translated from Russian, began.

“Kseniya was bright [and] talented. She knew how to inspire, support and give warmth to everyone who was around. For us, she will forever remain a symbol of beauty, kindness and inner strength," the agency continued.

“We sincerely mourn and express our deepest condolences to her family, friends and everyone who had the good fortune to know Kseniya,” the statement concluded.

by Anonymousreply 1August 18, 2025 12:49 PM

Cute couple. How sad.

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by Anonymousreply 2August 18, 2025 12:51 PM

Hey, at least she didn't fall out of a window!

by Anonymousreply 3August 18, 2025 12:51 PM

She should have learned to stay away from Elks Lodges!

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by Anonymousreply 4August 18, 2025 2:12 PM

Donald may have been looking for an upgrade, and Mel ordered the hit.

She’s not going [italic]anywhere!

by Anonymousreply 5August 18, 2025 4:47 PM

In Russia, that should qualify as her Talent Competition.

by Anonymousreply 6August 18, 2025 5:03 PM

Elk, or nerve agent??

by Anonymousreply 7August 18, 2025 5:08 PM

Killed by an Elk sounds like a Monty Python sketch

by Anonymousreply 8August 18, 2025 5:23 PM

Neither of them look particularly Slavic.

by Anonymousreply 9August 18, 2025 6:43 PM

Is the elk okay?

by Anonymousreply 10August 18, 2025 6:47 PM

I'm fine.

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by Anonymousreply 11August 19, 2025 12:50 AM
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