NEW YORK: Australian fashion model and entrepreneur, Sahara Ray, once linked to pop superstar Justin Bieber, has died. She was 34.

TMZ reported that Ray's family announced her passing on Sunday (Oct 18) night "surrounded by family at the hospital."

No cause of death has been officially reported, but Ray spoke openly in 2024 about living with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder.

She told fans on social media that the diagnosis followed a serious car crash after she had been "mowed down by a drunk driver moving at 128 km/h."