List of models who died during their careers in the 21st century
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This is a list of people with a notable career as models (e.g., fashion models, glamour models, or beauty queens) who have died in the 21st century during their respective careers.
Female models[edit]
2000s[edit]
2010s[edit]
Male models[edit]
| Name | Origin | Year | Age | Cause | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bianchini | 2004 | 25 | Suicide | [52] | |
| Randy Johnston | 2008 | 20 | Drug overdose | [53] | |
| Filip Kapisoda | 2010 | 22 | Suicide | [54] | |
| Tom Nicon | 2010 | 22 | Suicide | [55] | |
| Ambrose Olsen | 2010 | 24 | Suicide | [56] | |
| Charles Devoe | 2010 | 28 | Surfing accident | [57] | |
| Eric Zentner | 2011 | 30 | Road accident | [58] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Anna Nicole Smith Wasn't First Playboy Pinup to Die Tragically", February 13, 2007, Fox News
- ^ "Former Miss India Nafisa Joseph commits suicide", July 31, 2004, Chinadaily
- ^ "Sally Anne Bowman: Aspiring model", 22 February 2008, The Telegraph
- ^ "Model, 19, Killed In Turnpike Crash", July 30, 2006, CBS News
- ^ a b "Tomato diet model dies of anorexia", November 17, 2006, Telegraph
- ^ "Model Tragedy", August 4, 2006, Daily Front Row
- ^ "4 hrs after chat with sister, actress ends life", February 10, 2006, Express India
- ^ "Second model sister dies of 'malnutrition'", February 14, 2007, Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ "Irish Drug Cops Join Katy French Inquiry", February 27, 2008, Sky News
- ^ "Did Model Die From Pressure to Be Thin?", November 19, 2007, ABC News
- ^ "Smith died from accidental drug overdose", March 26, 2007, Yahoo! News
- ^ "Ruslana Korshunova plunges to her death in New York", June 29, 2008, Telegraph
- ^ "Erin's Story", April 14, 2010, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and "Erin Spanevello", Fashion Model Directory (Death year)
- ^ "Men’s mag model, three others slain in Olongapo", March 13, 2008, Philippine Daily Inquirer
- ^ "Manitoba model’s family grapples with alleged suicide in Italy", October 18, 2008, Canada.com
- ^ "Killing of glamour model-bodyguard stuns Moscow", 1 February 2008, CNN
- ^ "Heather Stohler a former Calvin Klein model has died in a fire", 14 February 2008, The Hollywood Gossip
- ^ "Supermodel Katoucha Niane found dead", 29 February 2008, Telegraph
- ^ "Brazil model dies from infection", January 24, 2009, BBC
- ^ "Suicide model Daul Kim wrote blog about pressure of catwalk", November 21, 2009, Times
- ^ "Former Miss SD Commits Suicide"[dead link], 19 August 2009, Weekend Observer (cause) and "Tribute to Ex-Miss SD Tiffany Simelane"[dead link], 22 August 2009, Weekend Observer (age)
- ^ "Koakuma Ageha model Sumire dies at 21", June 13, 2009, Tokyograph
- ^ "Starlet Found Dead in Apparent Suicide", April 29, 2009, The Chosun Ilbo
- ^ "Spider-Man actress Lucy Gordon left two suicide notes before hanging herself in Paris flat", May 21, 2009, Daily Mail
- ^ "Brother and girlfriend of slain drugs baron Vargas are shot dead", 14 January 2009, The Times
- ^ "Österreichisches Model stirbt bei Autounfall", 4 March 2010, Bild.de (German) and "Marie-Christine Gessinger", Fashion Model Directory
- ^ "Bb. Pilipinas Int'l 2009 Melody Gersbach Dies in Car Accident"
- ^ "Anorexic model who appeared in shock fashion campaign dies at 28", 30 December 2010, The Daily Mail
- ^ "Colombian Model Dies in Fall from Apartment Balcony", April 22, 2010, Latin American Herald Tribune
- ^ "Supermodel-actress Viveka Babajee hangs self in India", June 26, 2010, NDTV
- ^ "Modelo morre na Expo: a chave do mistério", 12 April 2011, TVI 24 (Portuguese)
- ^ "Michelle Monkhouse", 27 June 2011, The Globe and Mail
- ^ "Young Fashion Model Found Dead in Apparent Suicide", April 21, 2011, The Chosun Ilbo
- ^ "'Talent' Miyu Uehara dead after apparently hanging herself at home", May 12, 2011, Japan Today
- ^ "A los 28 años, murió la ex Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall", 18 December 2011, Perfil (Spanish)
- ^ "Model leaps to her death over anguish about children as Onassis curse strikes again", 3 April 2011, The Daily Mail
- ^ "Mia Amber Davis Road Trip actress dies suddenly at 36", May 11, 2011, Daily Mail
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Murió Miss Perú Universo 2008 Karol Castillo | El Comercio Perú", 11 April 2013, "El Comercio Perú"
- ^ [], 03 June 2013, Foxcrawl
- ^ "Anna Litvinova dead at 29. Miss Russia 2006 died from cancer in German hospital", 25 January 2013, Foxcrawl
- ^ "A Trial Concludes, but for South Africans, the Debate May Be Just Starting", 12 September 2014, The New York Times
- ^ Gia Allemand dead at 29: Former 'Bachelor' contestant dies in suicide by hanging, August 14, 2013, New York Daily News
- ^ [2], 19 November 2014, BBC News
- ^ Fallece Miss Turismo Carabobo 2013 Genesis Carmona", 19 February 2014, Radiofonik
- ^ [3], 7 April 2014, dailymail.co.uk
- ^ ", 20 March 2014, INQUIRER.net
- ^ "Monica Spear Dead: Former Miss Venezuela And Husband Shot In Attempted Robbery", 7 January 2014, International Business Times
- ^ "Former Playboy model Cassandra Lynn Hensley dead", 26 January 2014, Daijiworld News
- ^ [4], 24 February 2015, The Telegraph
- ^ [5], 20 October 2015, The Local
- ^ "'Depressed and lonely' model is found hanged", 21 November 2009, The Independent
- ^ "Ford Model Randy Johnston Passes Away", 14 October 2008, New York Magazine and "Former Dior Homme Model Randy Johnston Passes Away" (http://www.fashionologie.com/Former-Dior-Homme-Model-Randy-Johnston-Passes-Away-2365826), 14 October 2008, Fashionologie and "Suicidal Models Are Fashion’s Worst Trend", 13 May 2010 Jezebel (cause)
- ^ "Serbian celebrity couple found dead", March 16, 2010, Earth Times
- ^ "Burberry model commits suicide"[dead link], June 22, 2010, NDTV
- ^ "AMBROSE OLSEN DEAD: Male Model Dies At Age 24", 23 March 2011, The Huffington Post
- ^ "Dolce & Gabbana model, 28, dies after spending four weeks in a coma following surfing accident", 22 December 2010, Daily Mail
- ^ "Eric Zentner Dead: Versace Model Killed In Hit-And-Run", 1 April 2011, The Huffington Post