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British supermodel Georgina Cooper, finest identified for her work within the Nineties “Cool Britannica” wave in addition to a signature gap-toothed smile, died whereas visiting a Greek island together with her husband, whom she had married simply months earlier than. She was 46.
Cooper’s buddies, Jade Parfitt and Erin O’Connor, confirmed her loss of life on social media Thursday, Nov. 8. In keeping with the Every day Mail, Cooper died of problems apparently stemming from lengthy COVID.
Chatting with the outlet, her former agent Dean Goodman defined that Cooper had been on the island of Kos together with her new husband, Nigel, and fell unwell, spending 5 days in intensive care earlier than dying “a fortnight in the past.”
“Georgina had been unwell throughout Covid and had developed some well being issues and had been out and in of hospital. However she had plans for the longer term. She had simply married and was trying ahead to her life. Everyone is devastated. She was a real famous person,” he stated.
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Cooper married her husband in June close to her U.Ok. hometown, per the outlet’s report. The 2 honeymooned on the island of Kos.
Fellow mannequin Parfitt shared on her Instagram account that Cooper was: “One of many funniest and naughtiest, by no means thoughts most lovely buddies, all of us wished to hang around with George backstage. Sending a lot like to her son, household. And buddies. Gone too quickly.”
In the meantime, O’Connor, one other modeling peer, mourned, “You have been an extremely sort and humorous human-being, Georgina. I/all of us admired and beloved you a lot for the heat, generosity and delicate mischief you delivered to the world. A few years have handed since we (our little 90’s britannia pack) frolicked collectively throughout the mad carousel period generally known as ‘present season’ – however you ALWAYS caught out to me for maintaining it actual and being happy with who you have been.”
Cooper first drew consideration by showing at age 15 in a Bon Jovi music video, earlier than happening to mannequin alongside a number of the ’90s greatest names and showing on the covers of such publications as Vogue and The Face. She was shut with fellow Brit supermodel Kate Moss, and labored for manufacturers reminiscent of Alexander McQueen, Burberry and Stella McCartney. Generally known as the “authentic gap-toothed lady,” her distinctive smile was a defining characteristic.
“She was a lot enjoyable,” Carole White, a former mannequin company government, stated to WWD. “When she was younger, she made some huge cash and she or he had this very edgy streak that was of the time. Everybody discovered the hole between her enamel fairly superb.”
Cooper give up modeling after the start of her son, Sonny, in an effort to concentrate on her household.
Cooper is survived by her husband and son.
