Published on 11:08 AM, April 28, 2019
Male model dies after collapsing on catwalk at Sao Paulo Fashion Week
AFP, Sao Paulo
A Brazilian model died Saturday after collapsing on the catwalk during a show on the last day of Sao Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW), organizers said.
"SPFW has just received the news of the death of model Tales Soares, who suddenly took ill during the Ocksa show," the organization said in a statement, without giving a cause of death.
SPFW said he was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
"We offer our sincere condolences to Tales' family," it said, while label Ocksa said on Instagram its entire team was "shocked" by the death of Soares, who was signed to Base MGT modeling agency.
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