Marie-Christine Gessinger
Marie-Christine Gessinger (1992[1] – March 3, 2010[2]) was an Austrian fashion model active from late 2000s to early 2010s before dying in a car accident at the age of 17.[3]
Born in Lower Austria,[4] Gessinger began modeling after taking part in Ford's Supermodel of the World contest at the age of 15,[2] winning the Vienna preliminary competition[3] and representing Austria at the New York finale.[4]
She had been scheduled to work for Versace among others,[5] but on the evening of March 3, 2010,[2] she was killed in a car crash with her 19-year-old friend as the driver. She was 17 years old.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Marie-Christine Gessinger", Fashion Model Directory
- ^ a b c "Österreichisches Model stirbt bei Autounfall" ("Austrian model dies in car accident"), 4 March 2010, Bild (in German) Google Translation
- ^ a b "Top-Model stirbt bei Horror-Unfall" ("Top Model dies in horror accident"), 3 March 2010, Heute (in German) Google Translation
- ^ a b "Zwei brünette Jungmodels sind die schönsten im ganzen Land" ("Two young brunette models are the most beautiful in the country") Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, 25 June 2007, Kleine Zeitung (in German) Google Translation
- ^ a b "17-jähriges Model stirbt nach Autounfall" ("17-year-old model dies after car accident"), 4 March 2010, Gala (in German) Google Translation
- ^ "Top-Model starb bei 150 km/h" ("Top model died at 150 km / h") Archived 2011-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, 4 March 2010, oe24.at (in German) Google Translation