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Model in Sao Paulo dies after taking ill on catwalk

Apr 27, 2019 | 7:39 PM

RIO DE JANEIRO — A model participating in Sao Paulo’s Fashion Week has died after getting sick and falling on the catwalk.

A statement from organizers said Tales Soares took ill Saturday while in a parade of fashion brand Ocksa. A medical team attended to him on the catwalk and Soares was later taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The statement did not provide more details.