The Miss America Organization confirmed her death in a social media post Wednesday night.
source https://www.wymt.com/2020/10/30/leanza-cornett-miss-america-1993-and-big-stone-gap-native-dead-at-49/
source https://www.wymt.com/2020/10/30/leanza-cornett-miss-america-1993-and-big-stone-gap-native-dead-at-49/