{"id":67578,"date":"2020-10-30T01:36:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T01:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=67578"},"modified":"2020-10-30T01:36:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T01:36:59","slug":"leanza-cornett-former-miss-america-ex-wife-mark-steines-dies-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=67578","title":{"rendered":"Leanza Cornett, Former Miss America and Ex-Wife of Mark Steines, Dies at 49"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leanza Cornett, who was crowned Miss America in 1993, has died. She was 49. A family spokesperson\u00a0told CBS News affiliate WJAX-TV\u00a0that Cornett died Wednesday. No cause of death was given but the station had reported the Jacksonville native, a mother of two, suffered a brain injury after a fall earlier this month.<\/p>\n

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Sad update tonight: A family spokesperson tells\u00a0@ActionNewsJax\u00a0Leanza Cornett, Miss America 1993 and\u00a0#Jacksonville\u00a0native, has died from injuries suffered in a fall earlier this month.Details:\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/6ViSaZA97a\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/BG2pkazh9N<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ryan Nelson (@RyanANJax)\u00a0October 29, 2020<\/p>\n

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Cornett’s death was confirmed by the Miss America Organization in\u00a0a statement.<\/p>\n

“Leanza had a bright and beautiful spirit and her laugh was infectious. We know she meant so much to so many, including all of you,” the statement reads. “We are devastated by this sudden loss in our Miss America family and we are deeply sorry for her family and close friends for their loss.”<\/p>\n

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Cornett, who was crowned Miss Florida in 1992, sang in the Christian Music Group “Area Code” in the early ’90s, WJAX reported. She also performed as Ariel in Walt Disney World MGM Studios’ “Voyage of the Little Mermaid Show,” and held a career as a network TV broadcaster.<\/p>\n

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