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“Mariana Bridi da Costa fell ill on December 30, and was initially diagnosed with kidney stones, Agence-France Presse reported Thursday. But, it turned out she had come down with the infection pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium, which can often prove fatal. The infection quickly spread, causing her to go back to the hospital for tests. That’s when doctors discovered septicemia had set into her limbs, cutting off circulation, the news agency reported. As a result, doctors were forced to amputate.” [Link]
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“Zuniga lost her title as Queen of Hispanic America, said Promociones Gloria, the Bolivian group that organizes the event. Vivian Noronha Cia of Brazil now takes the tiara “as consequence of the events known to the public in which Miss Laura Zuniga… was involved,” Promociones Gloria said in a brief statement. ” [Link]
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“A reigning Mexican beauty queen from the drug-plagued state of Sinaloa was arrested with suspected gang members in a truck filled guns and ammunition, police said Tuesday. Miss Sinaloa 2008 Laura Zuniga stared at the ground, with her flowing dark hair concealing her face, as she stood squeezed between seven alleged gunmen lined up before journalists. Soldiers wearing ski masks guarded the 23-year-old model and the suspects.” [Link]
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Ksenia Sukhinova, Miss World 2008, returns home to Moscow
