Biography

September 9, 2018 · New Jersey, USA (stomach cancer)

Had an adult daughter, Kiandra Pinto, at the time she died.

From the time Rodriguez first announced her Stage 4 stomach cancer diagnosis in November 2017, she kept her followers in the loop while she underwent treatment posting about her first chemo session and losing her hair. Despite the battle Rodriguez was fighting each and every day, she still managed to put out daily posts filled with fashion, style, and wellness inspiration. When she began to lose her hair - something Rodriguez acknowledged she loved before her treatments - chose not to wear a wig, embracing her bald head and body in many of her inspirational posts. In August 2018, she announced to her followers that she would be ending her chemo treatments, while still maintaining her positive outlook on the situation. At the end of the post, Rodriguez encouraged her followers to support her difficult decision. She died on September 9, 2018 in New Jersey, less than a year after being diagnosed with the disease, and just four weeks after her 40th birthday.