Her family confirmed that she died on Sunday, October 18, 2026, while hospitalized.
“She died last night surrounded by her family at the hospital. She was dearly loved”, her family told TMZ.
The news is especially painful because in January, Sahara gave birth to her first daughter, Snow, to whom she dedicated her final social media posts.
On July 19, she shared several photos of the baby accompanied by a phrase that now takes on a poignant meaning: “My whole heart, baby Snow”.
Ray rose to international prominence in 2016, when she was photographed vacationing in Hawaii with Justin Bieber. She also pursued a modeling career and created her own swimwear brand.
In 2024, she revealed that she had Guillain-Barré syndrome, a neurological disease that caused partial paralysis after she was involved in a car accident.
However, the cause of her death has not yet been revealed.
The model leaves behind a daughter who is just nine months old and a family who said goodbye to her, remembering how much they loved her.