Supermodel Georgina Cooper, British fashion icon and friend of Kate Moss, has died tragically at the age of 46 on a Greek island a few months after her marriage.
The former model was with her husband Nigel on the island of Kos, in Greece, when she fell ill. She was initially transferred to the island’s main hospital, but her condition was so serious that doctors requested an air ambulance to take her to Crete, which has better facilities.
The supermodel was an icon of the 90s. She later retired from the catwalk to take care of her son.
She was admitted to intensive care, where she remained five days before her death. Although the news is now known, Georgina Cooper passed away on October 21.
Her former agent, Dean Goodman, was moved. “She loved Greece and told me she was going to return to her new husband, but tragically he died there 15 days ago,” he said.
“Georgina had not been feeling well since the time of Covid. She had developed some health problems and had been in and out of the hospital. But she had plans for the future. She had just gotten married and really wanted to live. Everyone is devastated. He was a true superstar.”
He had gotten married this year and loved traveling to Greece, where he met his death.
Jade Parfitt, Erin O’Connor, Jodie Kidd and Helena Christensen, among other catwalk stars, paid tribute to her, calling her a “ray of light” whose “achievements in the industry were enormous.”
Georgina was discovered by a modeling agency at the age of 13, and his first big success came when he appeared in a Bon Jovi music video, at age 15.
Cooper started in the world of fashion at the age of 13.
From there her career took off, belonging to the elite of a true generation of supermodels, such as Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell. His partner Kate Moss followed in his inner circle.
She belonged to the elite of a true generation of supermodels, such as Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington or Naomi Campbell.
From then on she became one of the faces of the 1990s and was nicknamed London’s “gap-toothed girl”. She worked as a muse to celebrated photographer Corinne Day and the biggest names in fashion, and appeared on the covers of American Vogue and The Face.
In 2000 she stepped away from the industry to care for her son Sonny.
In 2000 she stepped away from the industry to care for her son Sonny. Recently he worked in the hospitality sector in Kent, England.
His partner, model and presenter Jade Parfitt was devastated after hearing the news.
“Georgina was a ray of light, a very popular model who was very funny, always laughing and mischievous in every way. Sending lots of love to her son and her entire family,” he shared in an Instagram post.
Doubts about his death
Three weeks after her death, the causes of the supermodel’s death are still unknown. In recent years Georgina had raised significant sums of money for various charities, including people with liver and lung diseases.
Known as “the girl with the gap teeth”, when she was 15 years old she appeared in a Bon Jovi video. From there his career took off.
Her sister-in-law Tracey Wallace described Georgina’s death as a “tragedy”.
“My partner Shane was Georgina’s brother. It’s a tragedy. I don’t know what to say other than it’s very sad.”
Georgina was a close friend of fellow Londoner Kate Moss and walked for many big British brands, such as Alexander McQueen, Burberry and Stella McCartney.
She was also a regular at fashion shows at fashion houses such as Armani and Versace and appeared on the cover of fashion bibles such as Vogue and The Face.
