By Roxanne "Flashbulb" Starr
Presley Gerber, the eldest child of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, has died at 27, according to Fox News and the BBC.
Gerber signed with IMG Models and built a runway career of his own, walking shows for Calvin Klein and Moschino — houses that had also featured his mother during her decades atop the fashion industry. He was the first of Crawford and Gerber's two children, followed by his sister Kaia Gerber, who has become a prominent model and actress in her own right.
Details surrounding his death have not been made public. The family has asked for privacy "during a very difficult and painful time," the BBC reported, citing a statement issued on the family's behalf. No cause of death has been confirmed, and neither outlet has reported one; this article names that gap rather than guessing at it.
Gerber had spoken openly in past interviews about struggles with mental health and substance use, a candor that drew notice given his family's high public profile. He was also known for a widely covered 2019 arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, which he later discussed publicly as part of his effort to be honest about his difficulties.
Crawford, 60, and Gerber, 63, married in 1998 and have largely kept their children's personal lives shielded from the media even as both Presley and Kaia entered the family business of modeling. Tributes have begun circulating among friends and industry figures, though The American Times has not independently verified individual statements and is not reporting them until they can be confirmed.
We will update this story as confirmed details become available.
— Compiled from reporting by Fox News and BBC Entertainment & Arts. If I can't source it, you won't read it here.
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