Supermodel Georgina Cooper died aged 46 while on holiday in the Greek islands

D The unexpected death of supermodel Georgina CooperAt the age of 46, shocked the world. The sad news about the British woman, who started out as a model in the 1990s with her friend Kate Moss, comes months after she married in the country of her birth. But at the time of his death Dr the top She was on holiday in Kos (Greece) with her husband Nigel.

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Mourning in the fashion industry. As published yesterday Daily MailStar of the catwalks On October 21 he started to feel unwellSo he was taken to the hospital in the aforementioned Greek city. As his health deteriorated, the decision was made to transfer him on a medical plane to Crete, the country’s largest island, in the hope that his life could be saved, but He died after five days in intensive care.

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Who is Georgina Cooper?

Cooper She started accumulating milestones in the modeling universe from a very young age.Something that prompted him to find his place in it. was known as Gap-toothed girlA specialty that she exploited to the point of being considered one of the greatest icons of the time due to her distinguished beauty and an aesthetic that did not go unnoticed. He was discovered at the age of 13, as his mother entered him into the competition in 1992. Elite look of the year, In which he won the third place.

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His first great achievement came just two years later, when, at the age of 15, fromIt looks like it belonged in a Bon Jovi music video.. In time, she was signed by the premier model management agency, Companies that had other legends as clients From the likes of Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell. Similarly, he has posed for famous photographers such as Corinne Day and Elaine Constantine, occupied the covers of newspapers of the time and walked for prestigious brands such as Helmut Lang, Giorgio Armani or Calvin Klein.

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Its influence in the 90s It was like her inner circle was made up of legendary figures like Kate Moss, Jade Parfitt and Erin O’Connor. Throughout his career, he has been a Casual style with a London feel That catapulted him like that Maximum exposure of the event Cool BritanniaBorn is a word to refer to boom The arrival of Tony Blair’s Labor government saw the germination of a carefree and avant-garde culture in the English capital.

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Between 1996 and 2002, she walked for luxury brands viz Christian Lacroix, Ungaro, Max Mara, Michael Kors and Donna Karan. Despite her dazzling success, she stepped away from the industry at the turn of the century to focus on raising her son Sonny, the result of her first marriage. Just four months before she died, in June 2024, she said ‘I do’ to her now, sadly, widower, a British man named Nigel.

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His loved ones and followers are dedicating their best words to the one who was The most perfect music of the rebellious spirit of the nineties. “You were an incredibly kind and funny person, Georgina. I/we admire and love you for the warmth, kindness and kind mischief you brought to the world.” O’Connor wrote via social network yesterday. “A funny and mischievous fellow, not to mention the most handsome, we all wanted to hang out with George backstage,” Parfitt, for his part, expressed.

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His former agent and closest friend is Dean GoodmanHe said, just a few hours ago, from mailonline: “She loved Greece and told me she would go back to her new husband, but she died there tragically a fortnight ago.” He also confirmed that “During the pandemic, Georgina was not feeling well and developed some health problems and was in and out of hospital, but she had plans for the future. She had just got married and was looking forward to starting her life. Everyone is devastated. “She is a was a true superstar.”

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The unexpected news of her death has evoked a sense of nostalgia among fashion experts and industry workers alike, leading us to remember her unique legacy. the top During the few years (though undoubtedly successful) that she was active on the catwalks.

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