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Sahara Ray made her final public appearance nearly three years before she tragically died.
The model attended the Ashton Michael RTW + 10-Year Anniversary Show: “Punk Tsugi” in Los Angeles in November 2023.
Per photos, Ray was seated between then-boyfriend Mod Sun and SIIICKBRAIN at the fashion show.
She rocked a sheer baby pink dress and wore her hair in a high ponytail.
In June 2024, Ray was seen with Mod — born Derek Ryan Smith — as he staged a roadside performance for his girlfriend in Malibu, California.
Ray passed away on Sunday, just months after she welcomed her baby girl. She was 34.
“She passed away last night surrounded by family at the hospital,” her family told TMZ Monday. “She was so loved.”
The swimwear designer’s cause of death has not yet been publicly revealed.
In Ray’s final Instagram post from July, she gushed over her daughter, Snow, who was born in January.
“My whole heart 🤍 baby Snow,” she captioned the carousel of images of the infant.
In 2024, Ray revealed she was battling the autoimmune disease Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder where the immune system attacks the nerves, per Mayo Clinic.
After she was struck by a drunk driver that April, Ray began experiencing severe neurological symptoms, including numbness, tingling and progressive weakness.
She told her social media followers in May 2024 that the condition left her temporarily paralyzed from the upper thighs down, requiring the use of a wheelchair and a walker.
Ray began documenting her physical therapy and rehabilitation progress online.