- Australian model and swimwear brand founder Sahara Ray has passed away at the age of 34 in a Los Angeles hospital, surrounded by her family.
- Ray's death comes just months after she welcomed her baby daughter, Snow, in January, whom she described in her final social media post in July as her whole heart.
- While an official cause of death has not yet been confirmed, she had previously revealed in 2024 that she was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome following a car crash.
- Her mother Gretchen Bach and sister Ruby paid emotional tributes, describing her as an extraordinarily passionate, kind, and vivacious soul who was deeply loved across the world.
- Born to surfer Tony Ray, Sahara accumulated over 900,000 social media followers throughout her career and was previously romantically linked to figures such as Justin Bieber and Cody Simpson.
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Sahara Ray death: Model dies months after becoming a mother, aged 34
