Television host and former Venezuelan beauty queen Patricia Fuenmayor has tragically died at age of 51 following a battle with cancer.
News of Fuenmayor's death was revealed by her colleague, Raúl González, during Univision's Despierta America morning show Monday.
'This is news we don't like to share,' he said. 'The Despierta América family has suffered a great loss. Our friend and colleague Patricia Fuenmayor passed away early this morning after a tough battle with cancer.'
'Despierta América is in mourning. With deep sorrow, we bid farewell to our beloved colleague Patricia Fuenmayor, a contributor in New York,' read a note on the show's Instagram account.
It described Fuenmayor 'a passionate, professional woman, always dedicated to her reporting.'
