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LONDON – Stella Tennant, one of Britain’s top models, has died at the age of 50, British media reported on Wednesday (December 23).
Tennant was born into the Scottish aristocracy. Her unconventional and androgynous appearance helped her break into the world of fashion in the 1990s.
She became the new face of Chanel and appeared on the covers of fashion magazines around the world.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant on December 22, 2020,” her family said in a statement to the Palestinian Authority news agency.
“Stella was a wonderful woman and an inspiration to all of us. We will miss her very much.”
The BBC quoted a police spokesman as saying “there were no suspicious circumstances” surrounding his death, which occurred five days after his 50th birthday.
Away from the catwalk, Tennant campaigned to reduce the environmental impact of the fashion industry.
“It is going to take us a long time to change our habits, but I think obviously this is a step in the right direction,” he told The Guardian newspaper last year.
Tennant retired from the fashion industry in 1998, returning part-time to film clothing campaigns and appear on the runway.
She is survived by her husband, David Lasnet, and their four children.
