Eliana Ramos
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Eliana "Elle" Ramos (c. 1988 – February 13, 2007) was a Uruguayan fashion model.
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[edit] Modeling
Ramos was a well-known fashion model in Latin America and was signed to Dotto Models, a renowned modeling agency in Argentina.
[edit] Death
On February 13, 2007, Eliana Ramos was found dead at her grandparents' home in Montevideo, Uruguay, at age 18. Preliminary examinations indicated the cause of death as heart attack,[1] believed to be related to malnutrition;[2]; final test results will be released at a later date.
Modeling friends confirmed that she had suffered for many months after her sister Luisel Ramos, 22, died of heart failure, but rejected speculations that an eating disorder could have played a role (rumours were that she had been eating nothing but lettuce leaves and diet coke for three months). Her sister died shortly after stepping off a runway in August 2006 during a fashion show at a Montevideo hotel. An autopsy cited the cause of death as a heart attack.
The deaths drew widespread media attention in Latin America, where the fashion industry's treatment of young women has been the subject of debate since anorexia was blamed for the deaths of model Ana Carolina Reston and three other Brazilian women in December.
The sisters' father, Luis Ramos, is a former soccer player for the Uruguayan national football team, and was reportedly vacationing with his wife elsewhere in the country at the time of Eliana's death.[3][4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ Family tragedy as two sisters, both models, die. Sydney Morning Herald (February 15, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
- ^ Second model sister dies of malnutrition. Sydney Morning Herald (February 14, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-14.
- ^ Stop this absurdity! Luisel’s sister Eliana Ramos dies of malnutrition too!. MBI (February 14, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-14.
- ^ 2 Uruguayan Sisters, Both Models, Die. The Guardian Unlimited (February 15, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
- ^ Uruguay Shocked by Deaths of Model Sisters Months Apart. Fox News (February 15, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
