How did Zoe Sozo Bethel die? Miss Alabama passes away 8 days after mysterious head injury

Miss Alabama 2021 Zoe Sozo Bethel has passed away, as per her family members who announced the news on Instagram. The beauty queen died in Miami just eight days after suffering from a mysterious head injury which she did not elaborate on through social media.

According to the family’s social media upload, Miss Alabama suffered from “severe damage to her brain/brainstem.” The incident occurred on February 10, 2022 and led to her being in a coma until February 18, 2022.

How old was Miss Alabama 2021?

Zoe Bethel was 27 years old at the time of her passing. Along with being crowned the pageant winner, she was also a reporter for Right Side Broadcasting Network as well as the executive producer and brand ambassador for Miss Liberty USA.

Bethel was a mother of one. Being a conservative commentator, she had volunteered with organizations such as Turning Point USA, anti-abortion group Students for Life, Project Veritas and Liberty University’s Falkirk Center.

Along with being a reporter, she was pursuing an interest in modeling. However, in 2018, she was fired from her agency for her political beliefs. Fox News reported that Ursula Wiedmann Models sent her an email saying that they would not be able to work with her due to her “racist political connections.”

Though she dealt with work predicaments, she was adored by many. A few tributes to Bethel read:

Family sets up GoFundMe campaign to cover medical expenses

Santiago Roman set up a fundraiser five days ago to cover the hospital bills as Zoe Bethel did not have health insurance. He held the fundraiser to cover the “current procedures performer, future life sustaining medicine, recovery & therapy (if applicable), funeral & memorial expenses (if applicable) and resources for Zoe’s daughter.”

The fundraising campaign has not been updated since her passing. At the time of writing this article, the GoFundMe page had accumulated over $42,320. Their goal is to reach $500,000. Brandon Tatum has donated the highest amount ($2000) to the campaign.

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