The model Lucy Markovic, who first gained popularity as a competitor on “Australia Next Top Model” before the professional modeling of luxury brands, including Givenchy and Versace, died.
Management of the NYC elite model, which represented the model, announcement Markovic's death Thursday on Instagram. Markovic, recalls as a “brilliant light”, died after a “courageous battle” with a rare brain condition, said the management company. She was 27 years old.
Markovic has undergone a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM), that the Mayo clinic Described as a “tangle of blood vessels which creates irregular connections between the arteries and the veins in the brain”. An AVM brain disturbs the vital exchange of blood between the lungs and the heart. We don't know what causes an AVM brain.
In Thursday's announcement, Elite also remembered Lucy for her “incredibly dry sense of humor”, his warm and magnetic personality and his love for modeling.
“She brought elegance, strength and beauty to her work,” continued the declaration. “But more than that, she brought herself – her warmth, her laughter, her light.”
Markovic's sister Jelena Markovic also confirmed the death of the model on Friday morning. In a joint publication Instagram with the story of her sister, Jelena cried her sister, writing: “Words will never express the brand you have left on all the people around you.” Jelena said she couldn't believe that her “little bambi twin” had disappeared and that her heart was broken “in an infinity of pieces”.
Lucy Markovic of Australia Gold Coast presented her modeling capacity for the first time as a 16-year-old competitor in the ninth season of “Australia Next Top Model” in 2015. Markovic revealed himself a strong competitor during her beginnings, taking first place in the first challenge of Catwalk. When Markovic was not the best classified model of the season, she was still safe. It has only faced the threat of elimination twice in 12 episodes, especially in the final. In the end, Brittany Beattie of Whittlesea won the title of “America's Next Top Model” and a spread to her Australia.
“I'm really proud of myself right now. This is what I wanted to show you from the start that I could do this, “she told the judges in the final.
Despite the loss against Beattie, Markovic's modeling trip was far from over.
In the years that followed, the model posed for brands such as Armani, Allsaints, Cult Gaia and Staud. It was also presented in Vogue Singapore, Vogue Korea and Vanity Fair Italia. Throughout his career, Markovic also appeared in fashion campaigns alongside the most notable stars in Modern Modeling, notably Bella Hadid and Alex Consani.
Before his death, Markovic sought to release his fitness application, said his sister on Instagram. Jelena shared behind the scenes of Markovic posing in active wear while lifting weights. “Your ambitions were still so high,” said Jelenea.
“In fact, your dream was to be an angel of Victoria Secret, and now you will walk with all the angels of Paradise. They will all be jealous of you!”, Wrote Jelena. “We will keep your happiness and your energy in our hearts and we will focus on all the incredible moments you have had in your life. For the moment, fly for free, enjoy your trip and we will meet again on the other side. We love you Lucy, forever.
