Former Miss Universe Chelsi Smith passed away this weekend after suffering from liver cancer for just over a year. She was 45. The Texas native was best known for capturing the title of Miss Texas ...

Smith won the Miss Texas USA competition in 1995 and went on to become Miss USA and Miss Universe that same year, becoming one of the only bi-racial women to win the pageant world's triple crown ...

Former Miss Universe Chelsi Smith lost her year-long battle with liver cancer on Saturday. She was just 45 years old. Her family shared the tragic news of her passing in a statement on her website.

Miss Universe 1995, Chelsi Smith has died at the age of 45. According to a report from TMZ, the groundbreaking beauty queen passed away after a battle with liver cancer. In 1994, Smith became the ...

Chelsi Smith, who was crowned Miss Universe in 1995, suffered from liver cancer. She is the first biracial woman to win the pageant's triple crown, winning Miss Texas, Miss USA and Miss Universe.

Pageant queen Chelsi Smith, a former Miss Universe who was also the first bi-racial woman to snag the Miss Texas title, has died following a lengthy illness, her family confirmed. She was 45.

Friends of Chelsi Smith, a Deer Park native who had a historic run as Miss Texas, Miss USA and Miss Universe, remembered her Monday after word spread of her untimely death over the weekend.

Pageant coach J.J. Smith has met hundreds of women competitors over the years, but he'll never forget the first time he met Chelsi. "There was something immediately noticeable about her," he said.

Chelsi Smith, who won both Miss USA and Miss Universe in 1995, has died of cancer. She was 45 years old. Smith was a trailblazer as the first bi-racial winner of the Miss USA pageant.

Miss USA, Chelsi Smith is crowned the Miss Universe 1995 (PHILIP LITTLETON/AFP/Getty Images) She’d been dealing with cancer, Miss New York USA 1995 Shanna Moakler said. “I am heartbroken.

Chelsi Smith, the 1995 Miss USA and Miss Universe, has died at age 45, according to reports.KTRK-TV and other news outlets reported that Smith died of cancer Saturday.