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California Beauty Queen Andrea Andrade Dies at 35 After Nine-Year Cancer Battle

Her husband confirmed the news, with a Feb. 4 public viewing planned in Reedley.

Overview

  • Chris Wilson shared a social media tribute and announced services at St. Anthony’s in Reedley, including a public viewing on Feb. 4.
  • Doctors diagnosed Andrade with stage 3 colon cancer in 2017; she entered remission in 2018 before the cancer returned and was reclassified as stage 4 after spreading to her reproductive system.
  • She won five pageant titles and drew national attention by competing with a visible chemotherapy port.
  • Andrade co-founded Not All Heroes Wear Capes, a program that brought gifts, events and encouragement to pediatric cancer patients in the Central Valley.
  • She built an audience of more than 20,000 on Instagram to share her story and advocate for early screening and colon cancer awareness.