A Playboy model dubbed the “Queen of Snapchat” has died after suffering a catastrophic stroke, TMZ is reporting. She was 34.
Katie May, who was also a single mother and a marketing partner for a
sports betting website, had the stroke Monday in Los Angeles, her family
told the gossip website.
The blonde bombshell had struggled with neck pain recently and tried to
get treatment before a blockage in May’s carotid artery caused the
massive stroke, according to her family. The report didn’t list where
she was receiving medical care.
Posts circulating on social media Thursday claimed the mid-30s model
has died. Representatives for her listed modelling agency, management
team and the sports betting site didn’t immediately respond to requests
for her health status Thursday night.
Playboy magazine called May the Queen of Snapchat in a feature this past fall called “Social Media Stars.” She also posed for Sports Illustrated magazine in November. Her sexy Instagram feed has drawn over 1.9 million followers.
May grew up in a small town outside Pittsburgh, where her parents
worked as teachers and she was a cheerleader for her high school’s
football team, she told Huffington Post in an interview last month. May said she later worked as a cheerleader at both the Super Bowl and the Pro Bowl.
Yet she didn’t start modelling until she decided to do a photo-shoot
while jogging home from taking her daughter to school, she said. Her
marketing work for the sports betting site and app, JetBet, stems from
her other earlier job in public relations, she told Huffington Post.
“I'm showing people you can be intelligent and a model,” she said. “You
can do more than sell protein and tea on social media and you don't
have to be a movie star or musician to have influence.”
Her last Instagram post, from Monday, didn't suggest she had medical problems. The photo showed her from behind in a skimpy bikini.
"Hope everyone is having a great Monday!" the caption read. "It's very windy here today in LA."
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