{"id":359,"date":"2026-07-20T22:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/?p=359"},"modified":"2026-07-20T22:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:27:28","slug":"ex-miss-universe-jamaica-contestant-latoya-malcolm-dead-at-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/?p=359","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Miss Universe Jamaica contestant LaToya Malcolm dead at 35"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former Miss Universe Jamaica finalist and actress has died over the weekend, the organization revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LaToya Malcolm, 35, an actress and dance instructor who competed in the 2024 Miss Universe Jamaica beauty pageant, was confirmed dead on Saturday, but her cause of death remains unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are deeply saddened by the passing of Miss Universe Jamaica alumna LaToya Malcolm, who proudly competed in the 2024 Miss Universe Jamaica Competition,\u201d the Miss Universe Jamaica organization wrote on Instagram. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/20\/world-news\/ex-miss-universe-jamaica-contestant-latoya-malcolm-dead-at-35\/?utm_medium=social&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;fbclid=IwcGRvZgFmZGlkFlCuqxaCJKHO1ATw-vYnZcEtip_DzglleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEegIAsnLcH-JdG7MqFguFKQwXs5c9PYQH6nKfWqiNoR--zT-fQm_fLMV2IDao_aem_My1FSU_ZwP3fN7O6rYxsvg#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2024-malcolm-35-actress-dance-135020878.jpg?w=820\" alt=\"LaToya Malcolm in a sequined gown and a &quot;Miss Universe Jamaica&quot; sash.\" class=\"wp-image-40037885\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LaToya Malcolm, a 2024 Miss Universe Jamaica finalist, died over the weekend.&nbsp;Instagram\/@latoya_officially<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/20\/world-news\/ex-miss-universe-jamaica-contestant-latoya-malcolm-dead-at-35\/?utm_medium=social&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;fbclid=IwcGRvZgFmZGlkFlCuqxaCJKHO1ATw-vYnZcEtip_DzglleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEegIAsnLcH-JdG7MqFguFKQwXs5c9PYQH6nKfWqiNoR--zT-fQm_fLMV2IDao_aem_My1FSU_ZwP3fN7O6rYxsvg#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2024-malcolm-35-actress-dance-135020959.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"LaToya Malcolm smiling and sitting, wearing a pink dress with white pearls.\" class=\"wp-image-40037901\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 35-year-old actress and dance instructor\u2019s cause of death is still unknown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Miss Universe Jamaica finalist and actress has died over the weekend, the organization revealed. LaToya Malcolm, 35, an actress and dance instructor who competed in the 2024 Miss Universe Jamaica beauty pageant, was confirmed dead on Saturday, but her cause of death remains unknown. \u201cWe are deeply saddened by the passing of Miss [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":360,"href":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359\/revisions\/360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmnewfeed.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}