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Leanza Cornett, former Miss America, dies at 49 Leanza Cornett, a former Miss America, died Wednesday from a brain injury, the Miss America Organization said. She was 49. The Miss America Organization shared the news of her passing on Wednesday. “Leanza had a bright and beautiful spirit and her laugh was infectious. We know she meant so much to so many,” the group said in a  Facebook post . “We are devastated by this sudden loss in our Miss America family and we are deeply sorry for her family and close friends for their loss.” A spokesperson for the the Miss America Organization confirmed in an email to NBC News that Cornett died from complications related to a brain injury sustained during a "slip and fall at home." After winning Miss America in 1993, Cornett advocated for AIDS awareness as her yearlong platform. Cornett later guest starred in several television series, including “Saved by the Bell: New Class,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” and “Weeds,” according to her

Miss America 1993 Leanza Cornett dies after sustaining head injury Cornett, who grew up and graduated in Jacksonville, was 49 years old Former Miss America Leanza Cornett attends the 7th Annual Walk To Africa Hosted By Dr. Bob Hamilton For Medical Missions To Africa on May 16, 2015 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)  (Getty Images) JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  – Leanza Cornett, a woman who was raised in Jacksonville and crowned Miss America in 1993, has died after being hospitalized for a head injury. She was 49. The news first broke on Leanza Cornett’s Circle of Love,  which is a social media page  that was monitoring her condition after the injury. That post read: Dear Disney family I'm here to let you know Leanza passed this afternoon. She was so loved. I don't feel like writing a lot right now; my heart is broken. Sue Shortly thereafter, the Miss America Organization posted: According to Leanza Cornett’s Circle of Love, the former Miss America sustaine