Former Miss Teen Universe Lotte Van Der Zee dies at 20 after suffering heart attack

A former Miss Teen Universe died after suffering from a heart attack while on a ski trip days after her 20th birthday.

Dutch model Lotte van der Zee passed away on Wednesday after being placed in an artificially induced coma after she became ill.

Her parents say their daughter had been out with friends the night before and the next morning complained about not feeling well.

Later that day, she suffered cardiac arrest and organ failure and died.

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