Los Angeles, Aug. 18 -- Russian model and former Miss Universe contestant Kseniya Alexandrova has passed away at the age of 30.

Kseniya died on August 12, weeks after an elk hit her car's windshield in a freak accident.

Kseniya sustained severe brain injuries from the incident, which occurred in July, while she was driving in Tver Oblast, Russia. She later died in the hospital due to complications from her injuries on August 12, People reported, citing information from Russian news source Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Alexandrova sat in the passenger seat while her husband was driving, when the animal suddenly jumped onto the road.

Her agency, Modus Vivendis, also confirmed the news via a statement on Instagram.

"It is with deep sorrow that we...