Marie-Christine Gessinger

Gessinger at the Ford 2008 Supermodel of the World contest, New York

Marie-Christine Gessinger (1992^[1] – March 3, 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 March 3, 2010,^[2] she was killed in a car crash^[5] with her 19-year-old friend as the driver. She was 17 years old.^[6]

See also

• List of people who died in road accidents
• List of models who died during their careers in the 21st century

References

1. ^ "Marie-Christine Gessinger", Fashion Model Directory
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Österreichisches Model stirbt bei Autounfall" ("Austrian model dies in car accident"), 4 March 2010, Bild (German) Google Translation
3. ^ ^{a b} "Top-Model stirbt bei Horror-Unfall" ("Top Model dies in horror accident"), 3 March 2010, Heute (German) Google Translation
4. ^ ^{a b} "Zwei brünette Jungmodels sind die schönsten im ganzen Land" ("Two young brunette models are the most beautiful in the country"), 25 June 2007, Kleine Zeitung (German) Google Translation
5. ^ ^{a b} "17-jähriges Model stirbt nach Autounfall" ("17-year-old model dies after car accident"), 4 March 2010, Gala (German) Google Translation
6. ^ "Top-Model starb bei 150 km/h" ("Top model died at 150 km / h"), 4 March 2010, oe24.at (German) Google Translation

Persondata
Name	Gessinger, Marie-Christine
Alternative names
Short description	Austrian fashion model who died at the age of 17 in a car crash
Date of birth	1992
Place of birth	Lower Austria, Austria
Date of death	March 3, 2010
Place of death	Austria