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Kadance Fredericksen, an 18-year-old beauty pageant queen, has tragically died after her car collided with a tractor-trailer in Florida, United States.
Fredericksen, a former Miss Okaloosa County Teen USA titleholder, overcame a difficult childhood marked by homelessness and an abusive mother to achieve success in the pageant world.
According to Fox News, the Florida Highway Patrol reported that she was driving when she collided head-on with a tractor-trailer. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, while the truck driver, who sustained minor injuries, was not arrested.
Fredericksen had recently been awarded a $40,000 college scholarship, a milestone she shared in her final Instagram post on February 7.
“I am incredibly grateful to be selected as a recipient of this year’s Ellison McCraney Ingram Foundation $40,000 Scholarship,” she wrote.
Kadance Fredericksen’s Journey from Hardship to Advocacy
As a child, Kadance Fredericksen endured homelessness, hunger, and abuse before being taken in by her father and stepmother, who later adopted her.
She revealed that she had suffered abuse and neglect at the hands of her biological mother and stepfather, including being groomed by her stepfather.
Despite her painful past, Fredericksen dedicated herself to helping others. She founded Kada’s Promise, a charity initiative that collected 12,000 teddy bears and blankets to provide comfort to children facing abuse or trauma.
