Nicaragua is mourning the death of Yumara López, a young national beauty queen who lost her life to cancer after a nearly two-year battle. López passed away Monday afternoon at the age of 22.
López, who became first runner-up at the 2014 Miss World Nicaragua competition, represented the Central American country at the 2014 Miss World beauty pageant after the crowned queen, María Esther Cortés, gave up her title. Just two months after the beauty competition that took place December 2014 in London, López began to experience weird symptoms, such as dizziness, vision problems and strong migraines. Doctors in Nicaragua and El Salvador later diagnosed López with second stage brain cancer.
In her battle, López lost weight, hair and vision, had difficulties speaking and was prostrated to a wheelchair. However, she remained optimistic and very faithful.
For a short period of time, López was cancer-free before relapsing again in mid-2016 after doctors confirmed the tumor has grown. In a public statement posted on her Facebook, López asked family, friends and fans to keep her in their prayers.
According to La Prensa, López, who was an only daughter, was diagnosed with pneumonia on Saturday and was prohibited to receive any visitor. Just two days after, at around noon local time, López lost her battle to cancer.
The news was confirmed by local news and the Miss Nicaragua organization. Shortly after, family and friends expressed their sympathies on social media, including Miss Universe Nicaragua 2013 and former Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011 winner, Nastassja Bolivar.
"Today, our Nicaragua lost a queen, but heaven gained an angel. We'll always remember your smile and the courage in your battle. Rest in peace our beautiful queen, Yumara López," expressed Bolivar.
López's death comes four days after Univision told her inspirational story on "Primer Impacto." Watch the video below.
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