Supermodel Stella Tennant dead at 50
British supermodel Stella Tennant died out of the blue at the age of fifty on Tuesday.
“It is with fantastic sadness we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant on 22nd December 2020,” her loved ones explained in a statement to the Sunlight. “Stella was a amazing girl and an inspiration to us all. She will be considerably missed.”
The statement continued, “Her loved ones request for their privacy to be highly regarded. Preparations for a memorial assistance will be introduced at a afterwards day.”
The Scottish-born beauty hailed from an aristocratic loved ones her grandmother was the Hon. Deborah Mitford, the youngest of the popular Mitford sisters.
A longtime muse to the late Karl Lagerfeld, Tennant received her start out in the manner field in the early 1990s, and rapidly attracted the awareness of photographers such as Steven Meisel and Bruce Weber.
Around the study course of her many years-extended career, she fronted manner magazines ranging from Harper’s Bazaar to French, British and Italian Vogue, and posed for campaigns for Chanel, Calvin Klein, Hermès, Burberry and extra.
In addition to strutting catwalks for Alexander McQueen, Prada, Versace and Chanel, she just lately opened the Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer time 2020 runway show in January.
She also showcased in the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, stunning alongside fellow British supermodels like Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Karen Elson.
