The news of pageant queen Kadance Fredericksen’s death has left the community and her family in shock. Known for her role as Miss Okaloosa County Teen USA 2024 and her involvement in Miss Florida Teen USA, she had a promising future ahead. As tributes pour in, the details surrounding her passing continue to emerge.
Here are more details about the death of USA pageant queen Kadance Fredericksen.
Queen Kadance Fredericksen passes away at 18, claims report
USA pageant queen Kadance Fredericksen, an 18-year-old aspiring veterinarian, has tragically passed away following a car accident in Florida. The Miss Okaloosa County Teen USA 2024 winner was involved in a fatal collision on February 17 in Santa Rosa County. According to authorities, her vehicle unexpectedly veered into oncoming traffic, leading to a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer. She was pronounced dead at the scene, while the truck driver sustained minor injuries. The cause of the accident remains unknown.
Fredericksen, a student at Baker High School, had recently secured a full-ride scholarship at Mississippi State University. Her family shared that she had been accepted into nine universities and had ambitious plans for her future. Beyond her academic and pageant achievements, she was deeply involved in charitable work. In 2017, she founded Kada’s Promise, a nonprofit dedicated to providing comfort items to children in foster care and shelters. Her own experiences inspired this initiative in an abusive home.
The Miss Florida USA organization expressed its condolences. In a statement, “Our pageant community has lost a beautiful soul — one who was a true light in this world. She was ambitious, driven, kind, and a leader among her pageant sisters.” Her mother, Lisa Fredericksen, remembered her as “generous” and the “most kindhearted” person. (via PEOPLE)
Her family has encouraged donations to Kada’s Promise in honor of her legacy.
