Chelsi Smith, Miss Universe 1995, Died At 45 After Cancer Battle
Miss Universe 1995, Chelsi Smith has died at the age of 45.
According to a report from TMZ, the groundbreaking beauty queen passed away after a battle with liver cancer. In 1994, Smith became the first ever woman of African-American descent to win Miss Texas USA. From there, she went on to take home the crown as Miss USA 1995. Later that year, she won the title of Miss Universe at the pageant in Namibia. Her Miss Universe win was the first time in 15 years that an American woman took home the crown in the Miss Universe pageant.
