MasterChef 's Yanin Campos Dead at 38 After Car Crash
The MasterChef family is mourning the loss of one of their own.
Yanin Campos—who appeared on season four of the cooking competition series—died on August 4 following a tragic car crash, her brother Raúl confirmed on Facebook. She was 38 years old.
'To family and friends,' Raúl wrote in the August 6 post, translated from Spanish. 'We inform and mourn the death of my sister Yanin Campos.'
According to Raúl's message, Yanin's family held a wake on August 4 at Hernández Funeral 'for those who like to say goodbye' to the late content creator.
Campos was driving in her home city of Chihuahua, Mexico, on August 2, the Mexican Secretariat of Public Security told local newspaper El Financiero, when she suddenly collided with a parked vehicle around 6:30 a.m. local time.
Though the influencer was quickly rushed to a local hospital, per the outlet, she succumbed to her injuries two days later. The outlet also confirmed that local authorities are investigating whether excessive speed or distracted driving contributed to the cause of the fatal crash.
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Yanin gained popularity when she appeared on season four of MasterChef in 2018. And while she ended up finishing the competition in sixth place, she was invited back the following year to compete in MasterChef México: La Revancha.
Following her time on reality TV, Campos—who initially trained as a nurse before pursuing her talents as a chef—created a name for herself on social media, amassing nearly 100,000 followers on TikTok, where she shared funny and relatable lifestyle content.
Underneath her most recent TikTok post, which was posted just two days before her passing, fans took to the comments to express their heartbreak.
'It will never cease to amaze me how ridiculously fragile life is,' one user wrote in a translated comment. 'Right now it's just a normal day, but in a few seconds everything will change forever, and you won't even realize it. You'll just know it's the end, or sometimes not even that.'
'Laugh, love, enjoy, hug, and remind your loved ones of the love you have for them,' the message continued. 'Life is amazing and cares about absolutely nothing. RIP. I wish you a safe journey.'
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