Posted on 03/08/2019 4:08:27 PM PST by SMGFan
Former Miss Teen Universe Lotte van der Zee died on Wednesday, two weeks after having a heart attack while on vacation with her parents. She was 20.
The Dutch model’s death was confirmed by her parents on Thursday, in an emotional Instagram postthis link opens in a new tab shared on her personal account.
“Our pearl, our everything passed away on Wednesday evening March 6th at 22:47. It is incredibly surreal that our dearly beloved Lotte is not around us anymore. Our hearts are truly broken 💔,” her parents, Bert van der Zee & Eugeniek van het Hul, wrote, alongside two smiling photos of their child.
Thanking all of their daughter’s friends and fans for their support, they wrote, “We would like to thank you all again for all the support and heartwarming messages.”
Lotte was crowned as Miss Teenager Universe in 2017.
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I remember in college reading in a book about an appro 20 yo athsmatic model who had a fatal heart attack after using her epinephrine puffer.
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Krissy Taylor. Her family hired experts and determined it was a heart condition.
See my post #19.
Thank you for posting that, it’s nice to know when good things happen.
http://www.peytonwalker.org/
Friends of the family
Thanks. That's her!
How tragic.
:-(
RIP.
Was she dieting too much?
Skeletal development isn’t complete yet at age 20. At that age, I was a reed. I’m now middle-aged and at 5’6” 120lb, I’m fully grown and normal. But when I was 20, people made obnoxious comments all the time. It was the era of Kate Moss, and people wrote across posters of her, “Feed me.” Some people are naturally thin and stay petite all of their lives. Why other people have a need to harass such people is beyond me.
We are not guaranteed another day.
At least she got 20 years to live. America has codified if a life should given.
Yeah drugs will do that to you.
After a prior night out partying with friends.
So she didn’t know about the heart issue until she had to be rushed to the ER?
Or did she know but doctors said she should be fine and carry on with normal life?
Either way, I am VERY happy she made it.
I don’t know what it’s called. Mitrovalve prolapse? I had a girlfriend that had it and we played softball and went running.
It was a long time ago so i don’t know if she was on medicine or it’s just something that you hope never proves fatal early.
If she was too far from a regional medical center, they should have airlifted her to one.
When time is of the essence, it may be the only way to save a life.
Out of 35 freepers, A SINGLE ONE knew how to post a photo:
That is DISMAL.
Wow.
Damn...
My kids are my world.
My heart goes out to the parents.
*shudder* I'm 60 inches high and that would be about 10 pounds more than is welcome anywhere on me.
Heart attack at 20 sounds like an undiagnosed heart condition rather than drugs or bulimia.
100 percent agree.
I saw my pop rushed to the ER many times.
2 heart attacks.
1 stroke.
1 aneurysm
And other reasons.
i have to say the ambulance got to the house in no time and that speed probably kept him alive an extra 10 to 12 years.
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