A Miss Teen USA contestant has tragically died at just 18 years old this week. Kadance Fredericksen, the winner of the Miss Okaloosa County Teen USA 2024 pageant and a contestant in the Miss Florida Teen USA 2024 competition,

Kadance Fredericksen, an 18-year-old pageant contestant, had big plans for the future, according to her mom. Sadly, her life was cut short when she died in a car crash in Florida earlier this week.

The 18-year-old pageant queen was driving her Sedan on Florida State Road 4 when she collided head on with a tractor trailer. The Florida Highway Patrol crash report details the accident, saying the teen merged into the eastbound lane from the westbound lane for “unknown reasons.” Kadence was pronounced dead at the scene.