01of 09Her Runway DebutGuy Marineau/Condé Nast via GettyTennant’s bold androgynous aesthetic, short pixie cut and nose ring caught the attention of designers. After landing her first fashion show with Anna Sui in 1994, she began working with labels like Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier, Burberry and many more.
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Tennant’s bold androgynous aesthetic, short pixie cut and nose ring caught the attention of designers. After landing her first fashion show with Anna Sui in 1994, she began working with labels like Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier, Burberry and many more.
02of 09The ’90s Supermodel SquadWilliam STEVENS/Gamma-Rapho via GettyTennant soon joined the ranks of other top models of the ’90s including (from left) Naomi Campbell,Kate MossandClaudia Schiffer.
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Tennant soon joined the ranks of other top models of the ’90s including (from left) Naomi Campbell,Kate MossandClaudia Schiffer.
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Stella Tennent modeling the famous Chanel micro-mini bikini in the mid-’90s.PAT/ARNAL/Gamma-Rapho via Getty
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06of 09The 2002 British Vogue Fashion Force CoverBritish VogueTennantdescribedthe star-studded BritishVoguecover from Jan. 2002 as “a sort of yearbook for the modeling world at the time.” She later confessed: “My schedule was so hectic at that point that I missed the actual day and had to be Photoshopped in later.”
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British Vogue
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Tennantdescribedthe star-studded BritishVoguecover from Jan. 2002 as “a sort of yearbook for the modeling world at the time.” She later confessed: “My schedule was so hectic at that point that I missed the actual day and had to be Photoshopped in later.”
07of 09Modeling in the 2012 Olympics Closing CeremoyCARL COURT/AFP/GettyAlongside the biggest names in British modeling — Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Georgia May Jagger and more — Tennant celebrated Britain’s designers in a fashion spectacle with David Bowie’s “Fashion” blasting through the stadium at the 2012 London Summer Olympics' Closing Ceremony.
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Alongside the biggest names in British modeling — Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Georgia May Jagger and more — Tennant celebrated Britain’s designers in a fashion spectacle with David Bowie’s “Fashion” blasting through the stadium at the 2012 London Summer Olympics' Closing Ceremony.
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The model’s final fashion show — the Valentino Haute Couture runway — at Paris Fashion Week in Jan. 2020.Peter White/Getty Images
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source: people.com