Model Georgina Cooper, the Face of Cool Britannia, Dies at 46

LONDON — British model Georgina Cooper has died at the age of 46.

Her death was confirmed on Instagram by the model’s friends, Jade Parfitt and Erin O’Connor.

A source close to the model said that she died on the Greek island of Kos and that she had suffered from a blood brain hemorrhage as a result of long COVID.

Cooper, who was best known for her Cool Britannia look with her gapped front tooth, shot to fame on the ’90s fashion scene by being on the cover of The Face magazine photographed by Elaine Constantine and was a regular on the runways of brands like Helmut Lang, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein and Hussein Chalayan.

Cooper in the Helmut Lang fall 2001 show. Penske Media via Getty Images

“She was such a people person, one of those models who just never changed. She was always 100 percent herself — that drew every single person to her. She never got airs and graces despite her huge success in the industry. Her energy was just infectious. She’s somebody that you always would gravitate towards backstage because you knew you’d have such fun chatting to her,” said Parfitt, founder of the Bath Fashion Festival, in a phone interview.