Ms Fitness USA Ahmo Hight dies just weeks before her 50th birthday as tributes pour in

Ahmo Hight, fitness model and former Ms Fitness USA, has died at the age of 49, less than three weeks before her 50th birthday.

The sad news was confirmed by pro-bodybuilder Chris Cormier, who is the father of Ahmo's son. Her cause of death is yet to be revealed.

Ahmo died on August 29, with it being reported that she suffered a fall as she was exiting a marketplace. She's said to have slipped and hit her head, but decided against going to hospital following the fall.

A day later, the fitness influencer is said to have woken up without an appetite before going back to sleep. She died shortly after at around 9am.

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Speaking to Generation Iron, Chris said medical professionals believe she suffered a blood clot which was caused by the initial injury. Ahmo would have celebrated her 50th birthday on September 18.

She was well-known for her work as a fitness model and starred in an edition of Ironman magazine back in 1996. Speaking about how she was able to achieve her incredible physique, Ahmo revealed that she would train "every day after school".

She told the publication: "The training was so much more elite there than what I was doing at the local community gym." The fitness fanatic rose to prominence when she won Ms Fitness USA and Ms Fit Body Bay Area in 1994.

Ahmo is said to be one of the first models to focus on fitness and had been dubbed the "first fitness model". She helped pave the way for women who want to focus on their physical fitness.

As well as her magazine work, she also appeared in several TV movies and reality TV shows, including Real Chance of Love. She was also the star of a number of commercials.

Tributes have been pouring in for Ahmo on Instagram, with one fan writing: "Sending my deepest and most sincere condolences to all of her family and friends, R.I.P Ahmo." Another said: "Sincere condolences to Chris and her family! May she Rest in Eternal Peace," adding a prayer hand emoji.

"So sad for her family," a third fan commented on a picture of Ahmo. Someone else wrote: "Young rip."

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