Birth Day December 17th, 1970
Birth Place London, England
Age 53 Years Old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius

About Stella Tennant

Versatile British model and fashion designer, Stella Tennant attracted the attention of photographers such as Steven Meisel and Bruce Weber and soon achieved success as a fashion model, posing for magazines like "Harper's Bazaar", "Numero", and the French, British and Italian editions of "Vogue". She was well recognized for her work in the runway shows of designers Karl Lagerfeld/Chanel and Shiatzy Chen. She began modeling while she was a student at the Winchester School of Art. Early in her career as she became known at the beginning of her career for her unique nasal septum piercing. The model was also always known for her buzz and amazing front-page pictures in top publications. Tennant retired from the catwalk in 1998 as she was pregnant with her first child but later returned. She also worked on campaigns to promote using less energy and to reduce the environmental impact of fast fashion. She achieved huge success and heights in the modeling world setting an inspirational example for others. But sadly, we lost her on 22nd December 2020 at the age of 50.

Death of Stella Tennant

Stella Tennant who was a famous and well-known model passed away on 22nd December 2020 at the age of 50 in Duns, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Her family said: "Stella was a wonderful woman and an inspiration to us all. She will be greatly missed." They said her death was "sudden", and police said there were "no suspicious circumstances". Her death came five days after her 50th birthday. The family statement said: "It is with great sadness we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant on 22nd December 2020... "Her family asks for their privacy to be respected. Arrangements for a memorial service will be announced at a later date."

Stella Tennant, a famous fashion model dies at 50

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Famous For

  • Being a British model and fashion designer.
  • For her work in the runway shows of designers Karl Lagerfeld/Chanel and Shiatzy Chen.

Early Life of Stella Tennant

Stella Tennant opened her eyes for the first time on 17th December 1970 in London, England. She held British nationality and British-white ethnicity. Analogously, she was from Christianity religion and her race was white. She used to happily celebrate her birthday on 17th December of every year and she had celebrated her 50th birthday though as her birthdate, her star sign was Sagittarius. She was youngest of three children of Tobias William Tennant (father) son of the 2nd Baron Glenconner, and Lady Emma Cavendish (mother), Tennant was a grandchild of Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, and Deborah Mitford, one of the Mitford sisters. She attended St Leonards School in St Andrews and Marlborough College, then studied sculpture at Winchester School of Art.

Career of Stella Tennant

  • Stella Tennant commenced her modeling career by sending her photographs to a high fashion magazine in 1993 which Meisel used on the cover of Italian "Vogue" and she was announced as the new face of Chanel, with an exclusive contract.
  • She then starred on fashion catwalks for Shiatzy Chen, Bill Blass, Dior, and Chanel whereas she was a muse of the designers Karl Lagerfeld, Gianni Versace, Alexander McQueen, Nicolas Ghesquiere, Riccardo Tisci, and Victoria Beckham.
  • As well, she can be seen in several other advertising campaigns, including Calvin Klein, Hermes, and in 2002 in an influential campaign for Burberry though she appeared in L.K.Bennett's Spring Summer campaign photographed by Tim Walker in 2010.
  • Also, she was one of the British models wearing fashions created by British designers specifically for the event during the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.
  • Additionally, she worked with the green lifestyle organization Global Cool to promote using less energy at home in 2009 as well as made a video and became one of the faces of its campaign titled Turn Up the Style, Turn Down the Heat.
  • Also, she was one of 200 celebrities who signed a letter to "The Guardian" expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue in August 2016.

Honors and Awards of Stella Tennant

  • Stella Tennant was inducted as Model of the Year into the Scottish Fashion Awards Hall of Fame at its annual awards event in June 2012.

Personal Life of Stella Tennant

Reflecting on Stella Tennant's personal life, she was a married woman. She was married to French photographer and osteopath David Lasnet in her home village of Oxnam, Roxburghshire on 22nd June 1999. The couple had four children together and the family lived near Duns, in the small village of Edrom in Berwickshire, also in the Scottish Borders. But, Stella's and Lasnet's relationship was not long-lasting as they announced their separation in August 2020. Furthermore, talking about her sexual orientation, she was straight.

Stella Tennant with her husband, David Lasnet

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Net Worth of Stella Tennant

Moving towards Stella Tennant's net worth, she had a worth of around $5 million as of 2020 whereas she had also a handsome amount of salary too which was also in millions of dollars per year. Tennant and Lady Isabella Cawdor premiered a new ready to wear collection they designed for the gunmaker and clothing retailer Holland & Holland in 2016 as she continued to sculpt, and with her sister, a gilder, operated a luxury homewares company, Tennant & Tennant. She has also starred in many other advertising campaigns, including Calvin Klein, Hermes, and in 2002 in an influential campaign for Burberry from where she earned a fine amount of money as her major source of income was from her modeling career.

Body Measurement of Stella Tennant

The height of a beautiful and adaptable model, Stella Tennant was around 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) though she had also a perfect body weight matching her height. She definitely had a pretty face and a magnetic personality which had cast a spell over her viewers over the years. She wore clothes that enhance her appeal more and mostly, she had spotted wearing outfits that showed off her beautiful long legs. Graceful woman Stella had brown hair and blue eyes color as her body build type was slim.

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