Key takeaways
Early Life & Health Struggles: Born with a congenital heart valve defect, Lucia underwent seven heart procedures, including a critical surgery in 2017 that required resuscitation, and openly shared her journey to inspire others.
Pageant Achievements: Crowned Miss Vienna 2024 and later Miss Austria 2024, she remained the reigning titleholder at her passing; Austria will not participate in Miss Universe 2026.
Legacy & Final Moments: Known for her courage and positivity, she shared “golden moments” on social media weeks before her death, celebrating life despite medical challenges.
Lucia Sisic, the reigning Miss Austria who openly shared her lifelong experience with a congenital heart condition, has died at age 22. Mission Austria, the organization behind the Miss and Mister Austria competitions, confirmed Sisic’s death in a social media tribute.
The organization said it learned of her passing with “great shock and deep sorrow” and remembered the young titleholder for the person she was beyond the crown. “We will remember Lucia as a wonderful young woman,” Mission Austria said in a translated statement.