Former Miss World candidate Sherika de Armas He died this October 13, 2023 at the age of 26 after two years of fighting cervical cancer. Mayk de Armasbrother of the former Miss Universe candidate for Uruguay, made the news public on his online profile: “Fly high, little sister. Always and Forever”, with one of the texts that has most moved the model’s environment. According to reports from the Uruguayan program ‘TV Show’, Sherika de Armas died from a uterine cancera reason that shook “the world of fashion and social networks.”
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The one crowned as Miss Uruguay 2015 had undergone chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment, but the disease eventually progressed to metastasis. At just 18 years old, international fame came into his life after winning the title of Miss Uruguay 2025 and thus representing her country andn the Miss World beauty pageant, where she stood out for having been one of the six 18-year-old girls who competed and won the affection of hundreds of people.
It also became volunteer for several social projects such as the Pérez Scremini Foundation, which directs its efforts to work for the cure of childhood cancer in Uruguay.