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08-12-2016, 05:10 AM
Tributes flow online for Miss World 2016 finalist, dead at 17
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High school student and Miss World 2016 finalist, Elyse Miller-Kennedy (https://www.instagram.com/elyse1miller/), has died at 17, after a head-on car crash left her in critical condition on Aug. 3.*
The **rth Queensland resident was beloved in the small Dimbulah community of Queensland, Australia and was held up as a role model for Indige**us young women after only recently competing in the Miss World Australia pageant alongside other young finalists, including Yolngu woman, Mag**lia Maymuru (http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/dl-opinion/mag**lia-maymuru-wasnt-the-only-aboriginal-finalist-of-miss-world-australia-why-werent-the-others-recognised-20160724-gqcs8z.html%20).*
SEE ALSO: 5 issues that Indige**us students face globally — and how you can help (http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/indige**us-education-inequality/)
Since the crash, which was caused by a car colliding with Elyse after driving on the wrong side of the road according to NITV (http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2016/08/11/miss-world-australia-finalist-passes-away-after-car-crash), a family friend has been fundraising (https://www.mycause.com.au/page/132876/prayers-for-elyse) for the teen and her family, with financial support and goodwill flowing in from around the world. * Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/indige**us-miss-world-elyse-miller-kennedy-dies/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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High school student and Miss World 2016 finalist, Elyse Miller-Kennedy (https://www.instagram.com/elyse1miller/), has died at 17, after a head-on car crash left her in critical condition on Aug. 3.*
The **rth Queensland resident was beloved in the small Dimbulah community of Queensland, Australia and was held up as a role model for Indige**us young women after only recently competing in the Miss World Australia pageant alongside other young finalists, including Yolngu woman, Mag**lia Maymuru (http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/dl-opinion/mag**lia-maymuru-wasnt-the-only-aboriginal-finalist-of-miss-world-australia-why-werent-the-others-recognised-20160724-gqcs8z.html%20).*
SEE ALSO: 5 issues that Indige**us students face globally — and how you can help (http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/indige**us-education-inequality/)
Since the crash, which was caused by a car colliding with Elyse after driving on the wrong side of the road according to NITV (http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2016/08/11/miss-world-australia-finalist-passes-away-after-car-crash), a family friend has been fundraising (https://www.mycause.com.au/page/132876/prayers-for-elyse) for the teen and her family, with financial support and goodwill flowing in from around the world. * Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/indige**us-miss-world-elyse-miller-kennedy-dies/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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