Stella Tennant was a British supermodel and fashion designer. She was awarded Model of the Year at the Scottish Fashion Awards Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Wiki/Biography
Stella Tennant was born on Thursday, 17 December 1970 (age 50 at death) in London, England. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. She did her schooling from St. Leonard’s School for Girls in Scotland. Later, he attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England. He also studied sculpture at the Winchester School of Art in England. He took a degree in Fine Arts from a London college.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 11″
Picture Measurements: 33-24-35
Eye colour: blue
Hair Colour: Brown
Family and ethnicity
He was born in London to a Scottish family and was brought up in the Scottish Borders.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Tobias William Tennant and mother’s name is Emma Tennant. She is the youngest of her siblings, Isabella Tennant and Edward Tennant.
Stella Tennant’s family tree
Stella Tennant with her grandmother
Stella Tennant with her sister
Relationships, Husband and Children
While she was shooting a modeling assignment in the 1990s, she met David Lasnett, who was working as an assistant photographer in New York. They become friends and soon fall in love with each other. While they were dating, she gave birth to their first child, Marcel, and nine months after his birth, the couple married in a private ceremony at the small parish church of Oxnam on 22 June 1999 (Tuesday). Together, they have four children, Marcel (first child), Cecily (second child), Jasmine (third child) and Iris (fourth child).
Stella Tennant and David Lasnett
Stella Tennant and David Lasnett with their children
livelihood
A few years after her graduation, she submitted her passport-sized photographs to fashion magazine editor Isabella Blow, who was working with Plum Skies at the time. While Stella was enjoying her summer holidays in the 1990s, Isabella booked her for a modeling assignment with renowned American photographer Steven Meisel. In December 1993, she first appeared as a model in British Vogue, a famous fashion magazine.
Stella Tennant on the cover of Vogue
Later, she worked with Bruce Weber and gained immense popularity as a model. She worked for many famous fashion magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Numéro and the French, British and Italian editions of Vogue.
Soon, she became the face of Chanel, Calvin Klein and many other famous fashion brands. She was considered the inspiration for famous fashion designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Gianni Versace, Alexander McQueen and Victoria Beckham.
Stella and her sister started ‘Tennant & Tennant’, a luxury homeware company in 2013. Stella and Lady Isabella Cawdor premiered a clothing collection for Holland & Holland in 2016.
net worth
He owned a £500,000 Scottish country mansion.
Death
Stella died on Tuesday, 22 December 2020, just days after her 50th birthday. In a statement after his death his family said,
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant. Stella was an amazing woman and an inspiration to us all. She will be greatly missed. His family asks that his privacy be respected.”
Facts/General Knowledge
- After completing her degree from Winchester School of Art, she tried modeling but did not receive any responses from modeling agencies. Later she got a chance to work with British Vogue.
- In 1988, she announced her retirement after her first pregnancy, but soon after giving birth to her second child, she returned to modeling.
- In 1998, Stella Tennant was featured on the Pirelli calendar.
- In 2001, she won ‘Model of the Year’ at the VH1 Fashion Awards.
Stella Tennant at a fashion show in 1994
- In 2009, she worked with green lifestyle organization ‘Global Cool’ to promote low energy use at home. In addition, he supported various campaigns to promote the protection of the environment.
- She worked with several modeling agencies such as DNA Model Management (New York), VIVA Model Management (Paris, London, Barcelona) and Mega Model Agency (Hamburg).
- She walked the ramp with Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss at the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.
- In August 2014, he signed a letter to The Guardian, a British daily, along with 20 other celebrities, expressing hope that Scotland would remain part of the United Kingdom in a September referendum.
- Stella was featured on the covers of many renowned fashion magazines including Vogue UK (July 2015), Purple Fashion, Vogue UK (September 2017), The Sunday Times Style (October 2018), and Muse (September 2019).
Stella Tennant featured on a magazine cover
- She walked the ramp for famous fashion shows like ‘Autumn/Winter – (Paris) Chanel’ in 2013, ‘Cruise – (Singapore City) Chanel’ in 2014, ‘Spring/Summer – (Milan) Salvatore Ferragamo’ in 2019 and ‘ . Spring/Summer – (Paris) Alexander McQueen, Valentino Couture, Saint Laurent’ in 2020.
Stella Tennant in a fashion show
- She was the owner of the baby knitwear line “Tennant & Son”.
- She was ranked #27 on Channel 5’s “World’s Greatest Supermodels” in 2013.
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