Model, once linked to Justin Bieber, dies at 34

EntertainmentModel Sahara Ray during a party at a private residence in La Quinta, Calif. on Saturday, April, 11, 2015 (Photo by Rodrigo Pena/AP Images for Arizona Beverages). AP Images for Arizona BeveragesBy Kelly Corbett | kcorbett@syracuse.comAustralian model Sahara Ray has died. She was 34.“She passed away last night surrounded by family at the hospital. She was so loved,” her family told TMZ on Monday.Her cause of death is unknown. Ray was previously rumored to be dating Justin Bieber in 2016 when they were photographed vacationing together in Hawaii. She was also romantically involved with singer, Cody Simpson, who is the ex-boyfriend of Miley Cyrus.In 2024, Ray revealed that she had the autoimmune disease Guillain-Barré syndrome. According to Mayo Clinic, Guillain-Barré syndrome “is a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves.” Symptoms include: weakness, numbness or paralysis. It can be triggered by acute trauma such as a car crash.Ray was hit by a car, which left her partially paralyzed and briefly wheelchair-bound.“Right now I’m paralyzed from the tops of my upper thighs all the way down to my feet. I can’t walk at all,” she said in a TikTok video shortly after the car crash, per 7news.com.The daughter of legendary Australian surfer Tony Ray, she spent most of her childhood traveling between Australia, California and Hawaii.Ray also welcomed her first child, daughter Snow, in January.Kelly Corbett is a Trending News Reporter for syracuse.com | The Post-Standard. She covers a wide range of topics from celebrity and TV news to store closings and product recalls. In addition to syracuse.com,...