BRASILIA, Brazil -- I've some very sad news to report.
Mariana Bridi, 20, has died from the infection that caused her hands and feet to be amputated.
Officials said in a statement early Saturday that 20-year-old Mariana Bridi's condition deteriorated overnight. She died at 2:30 a.m.
The Espirito Santo State Health Secretariat said in the statement she died from complications related to a generalized infection. It was caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is known to be resistant to multiple kinds of antibiotics.
Bridi had been in the hospital in the city of Serra in southeastern Brazil since Jan. 3. She fell ill in December and doctors originally diagnosed her with kidney stones, local media said.
Bridi was twice a finalist in the Brazilian stage of the Miss World pageant.
Ms. Bridi will sorely be missed. A young life cut way too short. She would have been 21 later this year.
Her family are in my thoughts and prayers.
