BREAKING Justin Bieber’s swimwear mannequin ex lifeless at 34 – household’s ‘liked’ tribute in full

Sahara Rain, 34, died surrounded by family members two years after she shared her battle with a rare neurological disease

A model who once dated superstar Justin Beiber has died at the age of 34. Sahara Ray was surrounded by her loving family when she passed as a cause of death has not been confirmed.

Her family wrote: “She passed away last night surrounded by family at the hospital. She was so loved”.

Sahara became a celebrity through her high-profile modelling career and social media following. She had 900,000 followers on her Instagram profile, which she used to promote her swimwear brand Sahara Ray Swim.

Back in April, the swimwear model shared a video of her playing with her daughter Snow while Bieber’s song Everything Hallelujah playing in the background. Sahara’s fame hit new heights when she was photographed skinny dipping with Bieber.

She was the daughter of Tony Ray and spent her youth travelling between Australia, California and Hawaii.

Two years ago, the swimwear model shared she was battling Guillain-Barré syndrome – a rare neurological disorder that left her partially paralysed following a car crash.

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