Who is Miss Venezuela Ariana Viera, 26-year-old model who died in a car crash?

A 26-year-old Miss Venezuela finalist, Ariana Viera, died following a car accident on July 13, revealed her mother Vivian Ochoa. The accident happened after she reportedly fell asleep while driving and her car collided with a truck in Orlando in Florida, USA. Viera's mother opened up about her daughter's death in an interview with Telemundo31.

3 things you need to know

• Ariana Viera died two months after filming her funeral video.
• She was planning to participate in the 2023 Miss Latin America beauty pageant.
• Her funeral happened on July 16.

Who was Ariana Viera?

Ariana Viera was an aspiring model who recently held the title of Miss Venezuela. The model was set to represent Venezuela at the 2023 Miss Latin America beauty pageant in the Dominican Republic in October. Also, she was anticipating to debut at a fashion show in New York. According to her Instagram page, she also worked in real estate and ran Full House Cleaning Service.

(The laet model shared this picture on Instagram | Image: (Ariana Viera/Instagram)

Two months before her death, the model recorded her "future funeral" video and captioned it as "Recording myself for my future funeral because it’s always me who takes the videos no one takes them of me.” In the video, she can be seen roaming around in her house, pretending as if someone is recording her.

How Ariana Viera died?

Ariana's mother Vivian Ochoa in an interview with Telemundo31 revealed that the model suffered fatigue and "fell asleep behind the wheel". She added, “They revived her, but when they were going to take her to trauma care, she stayed there.” However, the model reportedly suffered a heart attack shortly after reviving. 

She went on to praise her daughter and said, "She helped too many people." Her mother added, “She would stop everything to help you or listen to you. She was always there for her friends, her brothers, and her mother.”