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Stella Tenant on the runway in October 1994.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 23, 2020:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Famed British model Stella Tennant passed away on Tuesday, December 22, according to a statement from her family. This news comes just five days after her 50th birthday.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It is with great sadness we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant,” the statement read. “Stella was a wonderful woman and an inspiration to us all. She will be greatly missed. Her family asks for their privacy to be respected.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Her cause of death has not been determined at the time of publishing. According to a statement to\u00a0<\/span>BBC<\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>from a police spokesperson, there are “no suspicious circumstances” surrounding her passing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The mom of four started modeling in the early 90s and was most well known for her androgynous look. She quickly rose to fame, becoming Chanel’s face in 1996, and walked the catwalks of Versace, Alexander McQueen<\/a>, and Valentino.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fashion industry is mourning her ultimately passing, and industry leaders have been sharing tributes on social media, including\u2014but not limited to\u2014the Versace fashion house and Stella McCartney.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stella McCartney and Stella Tennant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Versace is mourning the death of\u00a0<\/span>#StellaTennant<\/span><\/a>,” a representative for the label shared on Instagram<\/a>. “Stella was Gianni Versace\u2019s<\/a> muse for many years and friend of the family. We will miss you forever Stella. Rest In Peace.”<\/span><\/p>\n

English fashion designer Stella McCartney also shared a heartfelt tribute. “My darling Stella, I f–king love you and will miss you so, so terribly,” she wrote on Instagram<\/a>. “What sad, horrific news to end this already shocking year! My heart goes out to your stunning family who must be in such undeserving pain. I am speechless… Rest in peace, you inspiring woman.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Click through to celebrate the life of Tennant, whose beautiful mark on the fashion world will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n

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Runway show for Chanel's Spring 1994 RTW collection, designed by Karl Lagerfeld.<\/figcaption>Guy Marineau\/Conde Nast via Getty Images<\/span><\/figure>
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Stella Tennant wearing Gianni Versace in 1995<\/figcaption>Arthur Elgort\/Conde Nast via Getty Images<\/span><\/figure>
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Karl Lagerfeld et Stella Tenant lors du d\u00e9fil\u00e9 Chanel, Haute-Couture, collection Automne-Hiver 1996-97 \u00e0 Paris en juillet 1996, France. <\/figcaption>PAT\/ARNAL\/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images<\/span><\/figure>
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Model Stella Tennant lying on a soiled sofa wearing an emerald mousseline wreath dress by Christian Dior Couture in 2001.<\/figcaption>Arthur Elgort\/Conde Nast via Getty Images<\/span><\/figure>
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Model Stella Tennant hugs make-up artist Pat McGrath in 2003.<\/figcaption>Arthur Elgort\/Conde Nast via Getty Images<\/span><\/figure>
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Stella Tennant and models wearing Giles Deacon Spring\/Summer 2006.<\/figcaption>Ferdaus Shamim\/WireImage<\/span><\/figure>
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Stella Tennant wearing a YSL satin suit in 2003.<\/figcaption> Arthur Elgort\/Conde Nast via Getty Images<\/span><\/figure>
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Stella Tennant and Karl Lagerfeld walk the runway at the CHANEL: Metiers d'Art fashion show at Linlithgow Palace on December 4, 2012 in Linlithgow, Scotland. <\/figcaption>Mike Marsland\/WireImage<\/span><\/figure>
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Stella Tennant walks the runway during the Saint Laurent Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 24, 2019 in Paris, France.<\/figcaption>Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figure>
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Stella Tennant walks the runway during the Valentino Haute Couture Spring\/Summer 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 22, 2020 in Paris, France.<\/figcaption>Peter White\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":26537,"featured_media":9355,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[17,16],"yoast_head":"\nRemembering Stella Tennant: The Model's Life in Images - Grazia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Famed British model Stella Tennant passed away 'suddenly' on December 22, 2020, according to a statement from her family.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/remembering-stella-tennant\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Remembering Stella Tennant: Her Life in Images\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Famed British model Stella Tennant passed away 'suddenly' on December 22, 2020, according to a statement from her family.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/remembering-stella-tennant\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grazia USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-24T03:56:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Stella-3-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/remembering-stella-tennant\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/remembering-stella-tennant\/\",\"name\":\"Remembering Stella Tennant: The Model's Life in Images - 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