On October 13, the news of the sad death of the Uruguayan model Sherika de Armas, a victim of uterine cancer that was diagnosed in 2021, was known. At 26 years old, the young woman had been crowned Miss Uruguay in 2015, being that same year as the country's candidate in the Miss World pageant.
However, the Uruguayan was more than an outstanding model in the world of beauty reigns. The model had also been an example for the world of young and entrepreneurial women in her country, by leaving aside the world of fashion and entering fully into the world of economics and business, founding her own fashion business. beauty and personal care. In addition, de Armas was also a prominent activist who participated in important projects, among which those related to children stood out.
Sherika de Armas was only 18 years old when she was crowned Miss Uruguay, and fulfilling the dream of every teenager who wants to dedicate herself to the world of fashion and succeed in beauty pageants, the young woman had the opportunity to travel to China to represent her country. for the Miss World contest.
"It's a dream come true. It is precisely what I aspired to achieve. It is inexplicable to describe what I felt when they called me to be crowned," she said, upon being crowned Miss Uruguay.
Her beauty dazzled the Uruguayans, and the stakes were high upon her arrival in China. The spectacular model emerged as one of the favorites to win the Miss World crown. However, Sherika De Armas failed to qualify among the last 20 finalists.
A prize that was finally won by the Spanish Mireia Lalaguna - the first and only representative of our country to win the crown; but that did not cause Sherika de Armas to leave empty-handed, since she gained something much more important: a platform to make herself heard and develop all those projects that she had always had in mind. Since she began her career, the young woman was clear that her thing was going to go beyond the world of fashion.
Thus, she founded a company related to personal care, hairdressing and beauty, Shey de Armas Beauty Studio, dedicated to the sale of products and the training of young talents. The model was very involved with her courses, going whenever she could to encourage her students.
"To create is to dream," he maintained as his motto. "If you do it with love, nothing can fail. Great changes happen when we dare to do it."
The model was very loved in the fashion world, especially in her native country. From a very young age, the model described herself as a "liberal and passionate" person, who spent much of her time in volunteer and solidarity activities.
Above all, she was dedicated to children's projects. Among others, the campaigns at the Pereira Rossell Hospital in Montevideo, run by the Pérez Scremini Foundation, focused on childhood cancer in Uruguay.
According to the specialized media TV Show, the model was diagnosed two years ago and was under heavy treatment to try to alleviate the symptoms and consequences of her illness, which caused the model's health to suffer considerably in recent months. , because his body was not able to resist it. Until then, she had been very dedicated to her social networks and her business.
Through their official Instagram account, Sherika de Armas' family has thanked the enormous displays of affection received, "Sherika left in peace, surrounded by the love of her family and friends. She will always be in our hearts," they wrote, asking also privacy in this painful moment.
