Marie-Christine Gessinger Explained

Birth Date:1992
Birth Place:Lower Austria
Death Place:Mistelbach, Austria

Marie-Christine Gessinger (1992[1] – 3 March 2010[2]) was an Austrian fashion model active from late 2000s to early 2010s before dying in a car accident at the age of 17.[3]

Born in Lower Austria,[4] Gessinger began modeling after taking part in Ford's Supermodel of the World contest at the age of 15,[2] winning the Vienna preliminary competition,[3] and representing Austria at the New York finale.[4]

She had been scheduled to work for Versace among others,[5] but on the evening of 3 March 2010[2] she was killed in a car crash with her 19-year-old friend as the driver. She was 17 years old.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Marie-Christine_Gessinger/ "Marie-Christine Gessinger"
  2. http://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/oliveiraraica/stirbt-im-alter-von-17-mit-freund-bei-auto-unfall-11700710.bild.html "Österreichisches Model stirbt bei Autounfall" ("Austrian model dies in car accident")
  3. http://www.heute.at/news/oesterreich/noe/Top-Model-stirbt-bei-Horror-Unfall;art932,242561 "Top-Model stirbt bei Horror-Unfall" ("Top Model dies in horror accident")
  4. http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachrichten/chronik/478217/index.do "Zwei brünette Jungmodels sind die schönsten im ganzen Land" ("Two young brunette models are the most beautiful in the country")
  5. http://www.gala.de/stars/aufgeschnappt/96186/Marie-Christine-Gessinger-17-jaehriges-Model-stirbt-nach-Autounfall.html "17-jähriges Model stirbt nach Autounfall" ("17-year-old model dies after car accident")
  6. http://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/chronik/Top-Model-starb-bei-150-kmh/767489 "Top-Model starb bei 150 km/h" ("Top model died at 150 km / h")