The former reality television star, who first broke into the spotlight in 1996 when she joined the cast of MTV's The Real World: Miami, took her own life earlier this week, TMZ first reported.

Sarah Becker, a comic book store worker who appeared on The Real World: Miami, has died at the age of 52. Becker died early last week at her home in Illinois from suicide, a family member told TMZ.

Request for bids is a long-anticipated step that could finally set in motion a plan to restore the waterfront landmark.