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Model and aristocrat: Stella Tennant passed away a few days after her 50th birthday

23 December 2020, 18:24 GMT

Updated 27 minutes ago

The famous British model Stella Tennant passed away at the age of 50. The death was reported by her family.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant on December 22, 2020,” the model’s relatives said in a statement.

“Stella was a wonderful woman who inspired us all,” it says.

The reasons for the sudden death of the model are not given. The police clarified that in the circumstances of Tennant’s death, which came five days after her birthday, nothing suspicious was seen.

tenant at the show of Karl Lagerfeld, 1994

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Tennant rose to fame in the 1990s, hitting the catwalk shortly after turning 20

The Scottish model made a name for herself in the early 1990s, appearing in photo shoots on the pages of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.

She has run shows for Versace and Alexander McQueen and campaigns for Calvin Klein, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Burberry.

Tennant took part in the closure of the 2012 London Olympics alongside other British models, including Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell.

The Versace fashion house paid tribute to the model, calling her the longtime muse of Gianni Versace and a friend of the family.

Tennant, an androgynous aristocrat, was the granddaughter of the 11th Duke of Devonshire, Andrew Cavendish, and Duchess Deborah Cavendish, nee Mitford.

Before becoming a model, Tennant attended the Winchester School of Art and was an aspiring sculptor. According to her, sculpture was her first love.

She entered the modeling business after she was noticed by Vogue photographer Steven Meisel. But at first, she was not sure if she wanted a modeling career for herself.

Tennant (left) with Kate Moss (center) and Naomi Campbell at the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics

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Tennant (left) with Kate Moss (center) and Naomi Campbell at the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics

“I didn’t know if I wanted to be looked at as a thing,” she recalled in an interview with the Evening Standard in 2016. “It seemed to me that this industry is a huge and very shallow world. it all looks. “

However, Tennant decided to try it. In the 90s, she said that now is a great time to start a modeling career.

In the late 1990s, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld made Tennant the face of Chanel, marking her resemblance to its founder, Coco Chanel.

Tennant (right) with Karl Lagerfeld and models Noni Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Kate Moss

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1996: Tennant (right) with Karl Lagerfeld and models Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Kate Moss

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Tennant’s popularity peaked in the second half of the 90s. Photo: Pret-a-Porter Spring-Summer 1997 collection

Stella Tennant

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Tennant owed much of her popularity to her androgynous appearance.

Off the runway, Tennant has campaigned to reduce energy use and reduce the environmental impact of fast fashion.

“We will not change our habits soon, but I think this is a definite step in the right direction,” spoke Tennant talked about his work in an interview with the Guardian last year.

Stella Tennant at the Valentino Spring / Summer 2020 Fashion Show

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Stella Tennant at the Valentino Spring / Summer 2020 Fashion Show

Stella Tennant

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Leaving her profession in 1998, Tennant occasionally took part in separate projects, such as in a photo shoot for Vogue in 2001.

In the same interview, she said that she wears clothes left over from the 1990s, and buys about five new clothes a year.

“At my age, I think it’s normal to lose interest in consumerism and love for shopping,” she said in the same interview. “We all need to think a little more.”

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Tennant went out of fashion in 1998 due to her first pregnancy, but then returned from time to time to participate in separate projects.

In 1999, she married a French-born photographer David Lazne. The wedding ceremony took place in a small church near the border of England and Scotland. The couple had four children.

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