Iconic British model and well-adored fashion muse, Stella Tennant, dies at 50


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A 2018 file photo showing Stella Tennant posing during a photocall before the Chanel Spring/Summer 2018 couture show in Paris. Photo: AP

Stella Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday (Dec 23).

Tennant, the granddaughter of a duke, rose to fame in the 1990s while walking the runway for Versace, Alexander McQueen and other designers.

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