Top 10 Models Who Left Us Too Soon
Models, known for being symbols in fashion & branding, just like other people, are born & die, but some end their lives too soon. This list has to do with the most important models & isn’t a ranking on age.
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson Baker; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, singer and model. Decades after her unexpected death, she has remained one of Hollywood's greatest sex symbols with her eye-catching style, champagne blond hair, and breathless manner of speaking. She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon. ...read more. Who would ever forget this. Marilyn Monroe, the legend who became the most popular sex symbol between the 1950's & 1960's & was emblematic of the sexual revolution. She was the top-billed actress for only a decade but $200M at the time & $2B in 2020 during her death in 1962 which was caused by barbiturate overdose. She had a chance of hitting her 40's but she made the poor choice of overdosing at 36. Even long after her death, she remains an icon of pop culture & in 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her 6th place on the list of the G.O.A.T. screen legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Nobody will ever forget or replace her. She will always be Hollywood's top model of the 50s toward the 60's. She was a symbol for nearly every woman & artist since then & even artists like Madonna recreated her look in her tribute over her look. Like I said, she dominated fashion as well as acting & even music. She was a great musician & a top female of the 50's to the 60's toward her death. ...more
That's crazy, can you imagine what the world will be like if she was still alive after 1962?
The legendary supermodel which many claim was the 1st & dominated the fashion world yet inspired many people including Cindy Crawford to become supermodels battle AIDS related. She was only 26. There will never be another model or supermodel as important as her or the others that were also claimed to be the 1st supermodels. Without her, we wouldn't have Cindy Crawford the way she is or any of these later supermodels. R.I.P. Gia.
Ruslana Sergeyevna Korshunova, the Russian model who rose in fashion by posing for magazines like Vogue as well as designers like Vera Wang & Nina Ricci, was killed in an apparent suicide by falling intentionally from a building in Manhattan on June 28th 2008. She was only 20.
The music, acting & fashion world was shocked when it was announced that Sarah Harding, 1 of the 5 members of the Irish female former dance group Girls Aloud, passed away on September 5th 2021. She was less than 2.5 months away from her 40th birthday, but she lost her battle to breast cancer at the worst time, all showing us that such great people can die young at the worst times possible. She lived for over 99.5% as long as the 40 year lifespan that Kimberly Walsh hopes to achieve, meaning Kimberly is the oldest living member of Girls Aloud & it's 1st to turn 40 if nothing cuts her life like what happens to some of these other people whether model or not. We remember she was diagnosed on August 26th 2020 with it & it turned out to be terminal & she "did not expect another Christmas", but who knew she would be dead after 39 years 9.5 months. She was among the most profound female dance & pop rock artists of Ireland & her fusion of such genres brought a new intensity to music we would ...more
Legendary supermodel & fashion designer Stella Tennant, who was ~5'11" (almost as tall as Elle Macpherson & Brooke Shields who approximate 6' in height) & spanned almost 30 years in fashion designing, yet dominating the fashion world as a whole, committed suicide on December 22nd 2020, 3 days before Christmas. She was 50. R.I.P. to 1 of the best supermodels & fashion designers of all time.
The actor of the 13th season of Bigg Boss & many other Indian works as well as the 1st Asian male winner of the Best Model in the World competition (where he beat 42 others, all at his age of 25), passed away due to a sudden heart attack toward the start of September 2021. He developed a heart attack at 9 AM & he was brought to the hospital, but unfortunately he was pronounced dead on arrival. He was over 40. His death was among the most shocking for all of Asia as well as the modeling community anywhere & he will never be replaced. It shows us life is the most unpredictable thing in existence. He was the G.O.A.T. of all ordinary male models in Asia.
The world's 1st male Asian supermodel & 1 of the tallest models & supermodels of any gender anywhere ever (at roughly a whopping 6'4") was working on a reality film, but he developed a sudden heart attack leading to his death on November 27th 2019. He was 35. He didn't make it to Thanksgiving that year as he left Earth the day before. R.I.P. to a legend.
Popular Instagram model from Texas by the name of Miss Mercedes Morr was killed as September approached. She had over 2.6M followers on her platform & was better than most users on the platform nowadays & we know the Kylie Jenner dominates it as far as models go & we know plastic surgery isn't the best influence for us. But the thing here is that she was strangled to death as September approached. Recent reports state the strangler may have been a fan, meaning she was being stalked prior to her death. Such a profound death of a kindhearted & supported icon for touch a popular community has her death reminiscent to music artist Christina Grimmie's death back in 2016 except it was a strangulation rather than a shooting & what makes matters worst for this was that it wasn't at a public place where people usually get targeted in, but at her Home, in PRIVATE PROPERTY! This shows us people can get killed anywhere & that we need to watch out for crazy weirdos. She was only 33 & loved by ...more
Anna Nicole Smith was an American model, actress and television personality. Smith first gained popularity in Playboy, when she won the title of 1993 Playmate of the Year. She modeled for fashion companies including Guess, H&M, Heatherette, and Lane Bryant. Iconic model Anna Nicole Smith became popular in Playboy magazine & won the 1993 Playmate of the year. She modeled for fashion companies including Guess, H&M, Heatherette & Lane Bryant. She was big on entertainment. Unfortunately she went though drug overdose at a bad time (yet drug overdose is never good at any time) on February 7th 2008. She was just past 39. R.I.P. to a Playboy queen.
1 of the reality entertainment princesses Nikki Grahame, 1 of the world's shortest female models (at only ~5'1"), who made history with her time on Big Brother U.K. passed away on April 9th 2021, the same day Prince Philip did. She had anorexia at only 38. R.I.P.
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16th 1979 and died August 25th 2001. She was a dancer, an actress and an R&B singer. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, raised in Detroit, Michigan and died at Marsh Harbour, Bahamas. ...read more.
The big member of K-pop band f(x) as well as 1 of Korea's top models committed suicide on October 14th. She was very famous on YouTube (with 21.1 million subscribers) as well as Instagram (with 6.4 million followers). She was 25. R.I.P.
1 of the youngest Instagram models ever, Bianca Devins, was known by over 30K followers there. She was stabbed in the throat to death after she kissed another man. The killer was sentenced to 25 years in prison for 2nd degree murder. Her death surfaced in photos, which caused huge controversy & prompted Instagram to ban death photos & use the In Memory of quote on profile photos. She was only 17. R.I.P. Bianca Devins.
Although she was 79 (which's a lot older than all the others here), I'm putting her her since her death was very ill-timed. She passed away 10 days before Christmas Eve in 2019. She had every chance to make it to her last Christmas of the 2010'a decade that year & even experience the 2020's. She even had a chance of hitting her 80's in 2020. But she was taken before that chance. She was said to have cancer according to 1 doctor though according to another, she had complications from a muscular rupture. Her death was very shocking for a person of such age. She was a model for a time when she was young as well as a musician. She had a major impact on the French New Wave (avant garde). R.I.P. to 1 of the G.O.A.T. models, artists, singers & actresses of the French New Wave, at the worst time possible. Just over 2 WEEKS before 2020.
She was known for acting on Disney+ Snowdrop & many other series in the works. Her death came suddenly out of nowhere more than 9.5 months after her 29th birthday. She was less than 2.5 months away from her 30's. 1 of the rising models & actresses of Korean descent gone too soon. R.I.P.
The Kim Kardashian of Mexico passed away during a plastic surgery treatment the week after the start of December 2020. She was almost in her 30's & had nearly 13 million followers on Instagram. She used to be a natural model but the Kardashians got her out of the nature. R.I.P.
She was killed 8 days after Valentine's Day in 2014. R.I.P. Samira Frasch.
The Instagram model was found dead in 2018. She reportedly committed suicide. Only 20. WAY too young. R.I.P. (1998-2018).
She was iconic for the modeling world, but mostly the acting world. She was best known for her appearance on top of a car on the music video of Here I Go Again by Whiteshake. Her death was very shocking & 1 of the most shocking for all of entertainment. She had dilated cardiomyopathy as a result of opioids at 59 years 9 months. R.I.P. legend.
A millennial Hungarian-born Indonesian model that made it big in the public eye & events. She it only modeled for Indonesia, but also America. Unfortunately her life was cut short in a traffic accident in NYC on December 15th 2021. She was only 21. Another big model as well as a millennial legend gone too soon. 10 days before Christmas. R.I.P. Laura Anna (2000-2021).
He was an important figure known for various talents. He was known for more than just originating the hit song I Love Rock & Roll (which he co-wrote & originally released), he even an important figure in modeling & stood out since the 70's. He was tested positive for COVID-19 but didn't live to tell the tale. He was 69. R.I.P. to an absolute musical & modeling legend.
A massive loss for the YouTube & fashion community. She had neuroblastoma at only 13. She had millions of subs. R.I.P. too young so soon.
Though she wasn't seriously so young like many of the others in this list. To live to 77 is outside the lower side of the fence for common human lifespans. She developed cancer & passed away 1 week since diagnosis. She dominated fashion since the 70's & helped bring Afro styles into the trend, which she defined. R.I.P. (1944-2022).