British model Stella Tennant passed away suddenly on December 22.

It was <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/fashion/model-stella-tennant-dies-at-age-50">reported earlier last month</a>, on December 22 2020, that supermodel Stella Tennant was found dead at her home in Duns, Scotland. Just this Wednesday, her family has confirmed that her death was a suicide, according to a statement her family made to The Telegraph newspaper. The statement stated that Stella Tennant has long struggled with mental health problems.&nbsp;

&nbsp;&ldquo;We have been humbled by the outpouring of messages of sympathy and support since Stella died.

&ldquo;She was a beautiful soul, adored by a close family and good friends, a sensitive and talented woman whose creativity, intelligence and humor touched so many.

&ldquo;Stella had been unwell for some time. So it is a matter of our deepest sorrow and despair that she felt unable to go on, despite the love of those closest to her. In grieving Stella&rsquo;s loss, her family renews a heartfelt request that respect for their privacy should continue&quot;, the family was quoted in the newspaper.&nbsp;

Tennant is survived by her four children, husband David Lasnet, her parents Tobias Tennant and Lady Emma Cavendish, a brother and a sister.&nbsp;

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24 December 2020

On Wednesday, the family of model <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/valentino-haute-couture-spring-2020-runway-show" target="_blank">Stella Tennant</a> announced her recent passing, just days after her 50th birthday.&nbsp;&quot;It is with great sadness we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant on 22nd December 2020,&quot; said her loved ones in a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/dec/23/model-stella-tennant-dies-aged-50" target="_blank">statement</a>. &quot;Stella was a wonderful woman and an inspiration to us all. She will be greatly missed.&quot;

According the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55425816" target="_blank">BBC</a>, a spokesperson for the police stated that there were &quot;no suspicious circumstances&quot; surrounding her death. However, a cause of death has yet to be released.

L&#39;OFFICIEL&#39;s Creative Director&nbsp;Jen&nbsp;Eym&egrave;re paid tribute to Tennant on Instagram by sharing her first magazine cover ever, for&nbsp;L&#39;OFFICIEL Paris. She said in the caption, &quot;Rest In Peace Stella tennant, here in the nineties, her first cover ever was for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lofficielparis/" tabindex="0">@lofficielparis</a>.&quot;

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The model&nbsp;first came to prominence in the &#39;90s with the likes of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/naomi-campbell-young-model-90s" target="_blank">Naomi Campbell</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/young-kate-moss-style-90s-to-today" target="_blank">Kate Moss</a>. She was known for her <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/harry-styles-gender-fluid-fashion-stylist" target="_blank">androgynous</a> look, as well as her bold septum piercing. In her career, she walked for <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/jean-paul-gaultier-winnie-harlow-coco-rocha-documentary-loic-prigent" target="_blank">Jean-Paul Gaultier</a>, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/alexander-mcqueen-flagship-smiljan-radic" target="_blank">Alexander McQueen</a>, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/gianni-versace-designer-history-medusa-bondage" target="_blank">Versace</a>, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/helmut-lang-denim-unisex-capsule-collection" target="_blank">Helmut Lang</a>, and more. Shortly after her debut, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/remembering-karl-lagerfeld" target="_blank">Karl Lagerfeld</a> presented the Scotland native as the new face of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/celebrating-over-a-century-of-chanel-s-parisian-chic" target="_blank">Chanel</a>, often&nbsp;commenting on her resemblance to the brand&#39;s founder, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/coco-chanel-history-fashion-museum-paris-palais-galliera" target="_blank">Coco Chanel</a>.

In 2012, Tennant joined her fellow British supermodels Campbell and Moss at the London Olympics Closing Ceremony. The group wore a series of ensembles made specifically by British fashion designers.

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Outside of her career, Tennant came from an aristocratic Scottish family&mdash;her grandparents&nbsp;were&nbsp;Andrew Cavendish, the 11th Duke of Devonshire and Deborah Mitford, a well-known English socialite. Prior to her death, Tennant lived in Scotland with her husband&nbsp;David Lasnet and their four children.

Model Stella Tennant Died of Suicide, Family Confirmed

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