Disney influencer Dominique Brown dies after medical emergency at occasion

A Disney-inspired social media influencer, Dominique Brown, 34, died after struggling a medical emergency throughout a lunch in downtown Los Angeles hosted by the pop-culture themed retail merchandiser BoxLunch on 5 December.

Brown co-founded Black Girl Disney in 2018 along with her good friend Mia Von in response to noticing an absence of illustration of Black girls amongst Disney influencers.

In accordance a consumer on X who claimed she was their mom’s finest good friend of 10 years, Brown had a extreme peanut allergy and was informed there have been no peanuts within the meals on the occasion, however immediately felt dangerous and requested to be taken to a hospital. An investigation is ongoing into her reason behind loss of life, reported SFGate.

In an announcement made to Us Weekly , BoxLunch stated: “We’re devastated by the passing of Dominique Brown, a beloved member of the BoxLunch Collective, who suffered a medical emergency at an occasion hosted by BoxLunch Thursday in Los Angeles. Our hearts exit to her household and mates, and we are going to do all the pieces we are able to to help them and the members of the BoxLunch Collective and our workforce throughout this painful time.”

An unnamed supply informed Us Weekly that 911 was known as instantly and that the corporate alerted the venue of meals allergy symptoms of all company. In Brown’s last Instagram post, she wore a Winnie the Pooh sweater, crediting BoxLunch.

A Individuals Journal reporter on the occasion said CPR was instantly administered on Brown on the occasion. She had most lately attended the Disney premiere of the movie Moana 2.

“This didn’t must occur. 😔…it simply didn’t,” wrote a good friend of Brown’s on Threads posting images of them collectively.

Brown’s brother in a comment on her closing Instagram submit wrote: “I needed to take a second to say thanks to her social media fam for displaying her a lot love and lightweight. Disney did convey her pleasure, however it was unparalleled that she discovered a neighborhood who liked her and Disney as a lot as she did. I’ll miss my sister and finest good friend and that infectious smile she all the time had. Thanks, really, from the underside of my coronary heart. ❤️”