Chelsi Smith, Miss Universe 1995, dies aged 45 after losing battle to liver cancer

Shanna Moakler, who was the runner up to Chelsi Smith’s Miss Universe title in 1995, shared an emotional post as a tribute to her.
UPDATED SEP 9, 2018

Chelsi Smith, the winner of Miss Universe 1995, and the first African-American to be crowned Miss Texas has died on Saturday, September 8. Smith, who was 45, was reportedly fighting a battle with liver cancer before passing away.  

Shanna Moakler, who was the runner-up to Smith’s Miss Universe title in 1995, shared an emotional post as a tribute to her. She also said that she would be playing Cancer Free Gen, which is dedicated to attacking cancer on all fronts by funding innovative research from young physician-scientists, in honor of her late friend. 

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