Mama Cax passes away at 30

Model and activist Mama Cax passed away at the age of 30, the news was confirmed by her family via an Instagram post.

Haitian-born model and fashion activist Cacsmy Brutus was known as Mama Cax. Her passing has left the international entertainment industry heartbroken.

As being reported, she spent her last week in the hospital. She died on December 16, 2019.

She was diagnosed with bone and lung cancer at the age of 14 after which she forced her to have part of her right leg amputated, and wore a prosthetic leg for the last 16 years of her life.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6TNOs4FjzE/

Famous international personalities from both the music and fashion community took to social media to pay their last respects to Mama Cax:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6TbH4rn33e/

https://twitter.com/jameelajamil/status/1208113750676393984

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6TYBaUpXea/

When I saw the news about @mamacax I audibly gasped in the office. I was working on this piece for HuffPost and just interviewed Cax a few weeks ago. Here it is: https://t.co/dcEdGUh5DA

— Kendall Ciesemier (@kciesemier) December 20, 2019

I am without the proper words. I interviewed Mama Cax for Teen Vogue, Her answers really made me think. The modeling world was better for having her in it. I am in shock. RIP to a world changer. My heart goes out to her loved ones. https://t.co/cuNSn3iUPm

— Keah Buy Sam’s Super Seats Brown (@Keah_Maria) December 20, 2019