The British supermodel became famous during the influential 1990s fashion era, recognized for her signature Cool Britannia style and distinctive gapped front tooth.
She started her modeling career at age 13 and got her first big break two years later when she was featured in a Bon Jovi music video.
As the fashion world grieves her loss, heartfelt tributes are coming in from her friends and colleagues in the industry.
Model Jade Parfitt shared with the Daily Mail, “Georgina was a ray of light, a very popular model who was riotous fun, always laughing and being naughty in all the best ways. Her achievements in the industry were huge.”
On Instagram, supermodel Erin O’Connor expressed, “You were an incredibly kind and funny human being, Georgina. I/we all admired and loved you so much for the warmth, generosity, and gentle mischief you brought to the world.”
Dean Goodman, Cooper’s former agent, also paid tribute, writing, “She was the original gap-toothed girl! I will miss her immensely, RIP in peace, Georgie girl, I will never forget you and always love you, see you on the other side.”
Cooper collaborated with some of the most prominent figures in fashion, serving as a muse for celebrated photographer Corinne Day and gracing the covers of iconic magazines like Vogue and The Face.
Carole White, a former model agency executive, told WWD, “She was a walk-in, and she was so much fun.”
“When she was young, she made a lot of money and she had this very edgy streak that was of the time. Everyone found the gap between her teeth quite amazing.”
Although she was a leading figure in fashion, Cooper stepped away from the industry in the early 2000s to dedicate herself to raising her son, Sonny.
In 2018, Cooper shared her feelings, saying, “After I had my son I just couldn’t bear to leave him alone and I wanted to be there for him. I tried to continue modeling but it broke my heart when I had to leave him for work.”
“I focused on modeling assignments in London but my life was at a crossroads and I decided that Sonny came first.”
The former supermodel, now a mother of one, was said to have recently been working in the hospitality sector in Kent.
Cooper’s passing comes only a few months after she married her new husband, Nigel, according to the Daily Mail.
Reports say that she became ill during a holiday in Kos with her husband, leading to her admission to the island’s main hospital.
As her condition reportedly worsened, doctors arranged for her to be airlifted to Crete, which offered better medical facilities.
Cooper was reportedly in intensive care for five days before her tragic passing. Her body has since been returned to England.
Her former agent, Dean Goodman, shared with the Daily Mail, “She loved Greece and told me that she was going back with her new husband – but she has tragically died there a fortnight ago.”
Goodman also revealed that Cooper had been “unwell during Covid and had developed some health problems.”
The exact cause of her death has not yet been confirmed.
The former supermodel leaves behind her son, Sonny, and her husband, Nigel.
