An 18-year-old beauty competition queen who struggled the youth Including homelessness And an offensive mother was killed in a car accident with a tractor trailer in Florida.
Kadance Fredericksen, a former winner of the Teen USA title of Miss Okaloosa County, was at the end on Highway 4 on Monday when she collided head-on with a tractor trailer, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The cause of the crash is still being investigated and the driver of the tractor-trailer that was not arrested.
Fredericksen, from Baker, FloridaRecently received a $ 40,000 university fair, she announced in her last Instagram post on 7 February.
“I am incredibly grateful to be selected as a recipient of the Ellison McCraney Ingram Foundation this year $ 40,000 fair,” she wrote. “This generous support will help to shape my future and take me a step closer to reaching my dreams. Thanks to the Ingram family, the foundation and everyone involved for this great honor!”
Fredericksen Kadance was killed in a car accident with a tractor trailer in Florida. (Instagram/@Kadancefred)
Fredericksen founded the promise of Kada, a charity initiative that collected 12,000 teddy bears and blankets that were subsequently divided among children suffering from abuse or trauma.
As a child, Fredericksen struggled with homelessness, hunger and abuse before her father and stepmother – who later adopted her – received guardianship. She said she was abused and neglected by her biological mother and stepfather, including her stepfather.
“For many dark times in my early childhood, the only thing I could call mine or who felt safe, was a single teddy bear that I received as a gift,” she wrote on the Kadas Promise website. “I wore him from home, couch home and grabbed him firmly in the scariest times. It comes from these memories that Kada’s promise was born.”
In addition to winning the title of the beauty match for her home County, Fredericksen also won Little Miss Northwest Florida in 2017 and her province represented last year in the Miss Florida Teen USA parade.
Kadance Fredericksen is a former winner of the Teen USA title of Miss Okaloosa County who also participated in other parades. (Instagram/@Kadancefred)
She used her piering platform to pick up $ 25,000 for the Ronald McDonald House, which wants to offer temporary housing for families with a child who receives medical treatment for cancer or other diseases.
Fredericksen was a senior BakerWhere she expected to graduate in the coming months before the tragic accident briefly brought her life.
“It is with deep sadness that we mourn for the tragic loss of Kadance Fredericksen, an exceptional young woman, senior to Baker School, and founder of ‘Kada’s promise’,” the school wrote on Facebook. “Our hearts go out to her family, friends and all those who knew her and loved her. We also offer our deepest participation to the students, the staff, the faculty and the entire baker community when we meet in this incredibly difficult time In sorrow.
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Fredericksen Kadance was a senior at Baker School in Florida. (Baker School)
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“Kadance was a beacon of light in our community, known for its compassion, tireless advocacy for children in need and relentless dedication to make a difference,” the post continued. “Through her efforts with the promise of Kada, she brought hope and comfort to thousands of children who experienced trauma, collecting and distributing more than 12,000 teddy bears and blankets to children in need. Her work inspired us all, and her legacy will be in countless Living in the countless lives she touched. “
A candlelight vigil will be held at the school on Wednesday evening.
