Very sad.
Too lazy to open the article.
Maybe a defect that was there for a long time?
I had a friend find out he had a potentially deadly heart condition in his 20s. Doctor said it had been there all his life very likely.
Sorry but you really have to wonder if this was diet pill induced perhaps mixed with other medications prescribed or otherwise.
Heart attack? At her age?? Sad but WTH??
Was she anorexic or have other eating / diet-drug issues? Regardless, what a shame.
A pre existing health issue? No indication in this article.
I see in her bio she stood 5’10” and weighed 120 lbs.
With the ‘lifestyle’ she led (or that her parents chose for her), that would include forms of bulimia, starvation, purging at every opportunity, and a team of enablers demanding she stay razor thin or else, is what likely shortened her life. Van Der Zee was blessed with remarkable beauty no question, the price to remain a beauty ‘champion’ was too high.
Womdering if it might have been altitude sickness, or she just had a previously undetected heart condition or some combination
Very sad, the pageants do recognize young women who are talented and generous as well as beautiful
Heart attack usually implies the blockage of an artery. This was cardiac arrest, and most likely an arrhythmia.
http://www.peytonwalker.org/
Friends of the family
How tragic.
:-(
RIP.
Was she dieting too much?
Yeah drugs will do that to you.
Out of 35 freepers, A SINGLE ONE knew how to post a photo:
That is DISMAL.
Wow.
Beautiful young lady, so sad.
RIP
I had a close friend die at 16 from an undiagnosed heart defect - one that kills countless athletes suddenly and unexpectedly when they are in the prime of health and fell great.
He had HCM.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). In this usually inherited condition, the walls of the heart muscle thicken. The thickened muscle can disrupt the heart’s electrical system, leading to fast or irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias), which can lead to sudden cardiac death.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, although not usually fatal, is the most common cause of heart-related sudden death in people under 30. It’s the most common identifiable cause of sudden death in athletes. HCM often goes undetected.
HCM is most often diagnosed in the young during an autopsy from what I understand.
No drugs are involved, these kids are usually dedicated athletes in great health - otherwise.
Was she anorexic like Karen Carpenter (best female singing voice ever).
Same thing as actor Luke Perry.