Stella Tennant passes away at 50; a pictorial tribute to the British model

Stella Tennant, the aristocratic British model, who was a muse to designers including Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, has died suddenly at the age of 50. (Source: Irving Penn)

Stella was one of the leading British models of the 1990s. (Source: German Fashion Photographer Peter Lindbergh)

Stella with French-born David Lasnet on their wedding day in Oxnam, on the Scottish Borders in 1999. (Source: AP)

Many people took to social media to pay their tributes to the supermodel including photographer GN Pace who wrote, "In remembrance of the lovely British supermodel Stella Tennant who I had the pleasure of photographing on numerous occasions. (Source: GN Pace/Instagram)

Stella walked the ramp for Dior - SS2006 Pret a Porter in Paris during show season. The runway show was held at the Grand Palais, with purpose built Herringbone tiled runway. (Source: localartbase/Instagram)

Models (from left) Lily Cole, Karen Elson, Stella Tennant, Kate Moss, Lily Donaldson, Naomi Campbell, Jourdan Dunn and Georgia May Jagger walking with male model David Gandy during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (Source: AP)

German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld with Stella Tennant in 2011. (Source: AP)

Stella walked for the Spring/Summer 2020 Paris Fashion Week. (Source: Versace/Instagram)