Famous English model, Stella Tennant has passed away a few days after her 50th birthday. The news was confirmed by the family itself, calling her death "sudden", while the authorities from the investigations so far say that there are "no suspicious circumstances".
"It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant, on December 22, 2020," the statement said . "Stella was a wonderful woman and an inspiration to all of us."
Her fame started shortly after she was photographed for British Vogue at the age of 22 and started working with famous high fashion brands like Alexander McQueen, Jean Paul Gaultier, Burberry and Calvin Klein.
Stella Tennant, who turned 50 on December 17, modeled for top fashion houses including Chanel, Versace and Valentino and was the muse of Karl Lagerfeld. She last appeared on the cover of Vogue in 2018, on the 25th anniversary of her first appearance in the magazine when she was just 22 years old in 1993.
Versace, through a Twitter post wrote that Stella Tennant was Gianni Versace's muse for many years and family friend.
The model was known for the androgynous features that made her even more special as well as for her aristocratic ancestry, as she was the granddaughter of the 11th Duke of Devonshire, Andrew Cavendish.
