Cindy Crawford’s son, mannequin Presley Gerber, dies at 27

LOS ANGELES — The son of Cindy Crawford, mannequin Presley Gerber, has died on the age of 27, her consultant confirmed to CNN.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s workplace mentioned Gerber died Sunday whereas at a rehab facility. The explanation for dying was not listed.

Crawford’s publicist confirmed the information, telling CNN: “The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.”

Born in California in 1999, Gerber was one in every of two kids Crawford shared with businessman Rande Gerber. Like his sister, Kaia Gerber, he entered the modeling trade at a younger age, making his runway debut for Italian label Moschino aged simply 16.

He went on to stroll for manufacturers together with Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Bottega Veneta, in addition to U.S. labels Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren. Gerber modeled in campaigns for Calvin Klein, Celine, Pepsi and Omega, and for magazines together with GQ Style and The New York Times Style Magazine.

He additionally labored as an investor and entrepreneur, in line with a biography on DNA Model Management, which signed Gerber in 2019. DNA Model Management — which additionally represents his sister, in addition to trend figures like Emily Ratajkowski and Adwoa Aboah — didn’t instantly reply to CNN’s request for remark.

Gerber had been open about his psychological well being struggles and drug use lately. Appearing on the Studio 22 podcast in 2023, he mentioned utilizing his platforms to boost psychological well being consciousness, calling the difficulty “such a big part of my life.” He ran his personal “Mental Health Mondays” initiative and labored with NGOs together with the LA homelessness charity, A Sense of Home, in line with DNA Model Management.

Last December, Gerber posted a video to Instagram detailing his use of prescription treatment, together with antidepressants and Xanax for panic assaults. “Unfortunately, I’ve had a lot of loss in many different forms recently,” he mentioned within the since-removed video. “So that is not an excuse, but it’s the reason why I am where I’m at now.”

Commenting on the video on the time, Crawford had written “Presley — we love you and you are not alone.” More just lately, the 60-year-old supermodel posted to Facebook to mark her son’s twenty seventh birthday in July, writing: “I’m so proud of the man you’ve become, but I’ll always see you as my little boy!”

Earlier this month, Kaia spoke about her brother’s struggles with habit in American Vogue’s September challenge cover story. “When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone,” she mentioned. “I think that’s also why I started to self-identify as the easy one and never wanted to ask for help.”

She went on to reward his position throughout the household. “My parents for most of our lives were very, very private and didn’t share anything — and now we have this absolute teacher, my brother, who says, ‘I’m gonna be very human for everyone,'” she is quoted as saying.

Fashion photographer Collier Schorr, who captured each Kaia and Presley, recalled on Instagram Monday how the “protective brother” accompanied his sister to a Teen Vogue shoot; the siblings so shut that “they seemed like twins.” Schorr added: “I shot Pres a few times, the last being a Hugo Boss campaign. I could feel him struggling to be present under the scrutiny. But how he shone. He cared so much. He wanted to find his place. I can know how hard his family tried to keep him.”

Posting to Instagram Stories on Sunday, socialite and actuality TV star Paris Hilton mentioned she was “completely heartbroken” by information of Gerber’s dying. “Presley, you were such a beautiful soul,” Hilton wrote. “So sweet, sensitive, kind and genuine. I cared about you so much, and I’m going to miss you more than words can say.”