Eliana Ramos
Born(1988-12-23)December 23, 1988
Uruguay
DiedFebruary 13, 2007(2007-02-13) (aged 18)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Cause of deathHeart attack caused by anorexia nervosa
OccupationModel
Relatives
Modeling information
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue/Green
AgencyDotto Models

Eliana "Elle" Ramos (December 23, 1988 – February 13, 2007) was a Uruguayan fashion model.

Modeling

Ramos was a fashion model in Latin America and was signed to Dotto Models, a prestigious modeling agency based in Argentina. Outside of South America, Eliana also worked in Mexico and stayed in Japan for three months in early 2006 with her sister Luisel.

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 were released at a later date.

Fellow models 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. 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, was a former football player for the Uruguay national team, and was reportedly vacationing with his wife elsewhere in the country at the time of Eliana's death.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Family tragedy as two sisters, both models, die". Sydney Morning Herald. February 15, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Second model sister dies of malnutrition". Sydney Morning Herald. February 14, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  3. ↑ "Stop this absurdity! Luisel's sister Eliana Ramos dies of malnutrition too!". MBI. February 14, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  4. ↑ "Uruguay Shocked by Deaths of Model Sisters Months Apart". Fox News. February 15, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
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