Cops Probe Mystery Death Of Former Miss World Model, 24, Found Dead In Italy

Cops in Italy are investigating the mysterious death of this beautiful young model and former Miss World contestant whose lifeless body was found in a residence in Bologna.

Layla da Costa, 24, was in the capital of Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region for work through the Lisbon-based agency Face Models with which she was signed.

Her lifeless body was discovered inside the house in which she was staying in the Italian city after her colleagues got worried when she failed to show up to work on Monday, 1st November.

Layla Costa, 24, a models with Face Models, was woman was found dead on in Bologna, Italy, 1st November. (@dacostalaila/Newsflash)

Fashion designer Fatima Lopes, who owns Face Models, told the Portuguese news outlet Observador that Italian doctors told her that the young woman had suffered a heart attack.

The local authorities, however, have not yet confirmed the cause of death, and several news outlets reported that she had no known underlying health conditions.

A post-mortem was due to clarify the cause of death yesterday (Wednesday, 3rd November), but no updates have since been reported in local media.

Layla Costa, 24, a models with Face Models, was woman was found dead on in Bologna, Italy, 1st November. (@dacostalaila/Newsflash )

Lopes described the young woman as one of “the most promising models” and one of “the most incredible people” she had ever met.

The young model had been elected Miss World Guinea-Bissau, the former Portuguese colony in West Africa from which she originally hailed, and she had also walked the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week when she was just 19 years old.

Lopes paid tribute to the victim on social media, writing that the young woman “will forever remain” in her heart and that she will never forget “her gentleness, kindness, humility, determination, professionalism and so many other qualities”.

Layla Costa, 24, a models with Face Models, was woman was found dead on in Bologna, Italy, 1st November. (@dacostalaila/Newsflash )

The investigation is ongoing.