Overview
- TV Azteca Guate confirmed her death on November 28 and published a formal remembrance honoring her work and character.
- The network held an on‑air tribute where Miss Universo Guatemala 2024, Ana Gabriela Villanueva, dedicated her crown in Escalante’s memory.
- Family, friends and neighbors held a public farewell in San José de Barberena, Santa Rosa, placing her pageant bands and crowns on the casket.
- Relatives said she was diagnosed in February 2024 and faced complications including renal failure, blood transfusions and hemodialysis, prompting a GoFundMe for medical costs.
- Escalante hosted TV Azteca Guate’s Qué Chilero and was crowned Miss Guatemala Intercontinental in 2021 after earlier international pageant placements.