Krissy Taylor

Krissy Taylor

Infobox Model
name = Krissy Taylor


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birthdate = birth date|1978|05|15|mf=y
location = Miami, Florida, USA
deathdate = death date and age|1995|07|02|1978|05|15
deathplace = Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
height = 6'0" (182.5 cm)
haircolor = Blonde
eyecolor = Brown
measurements = (US) 34-24.5-34
(EU) 86.5-62-86.5
weight =
dress size = (US) 4
(EU) 34
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Kristen Erin "Krissy" Taylor (May 15, 1978 – July 2, 1995) was an American model.

Early life and career

Taylor was born in Miami and lived in South Florida with her parents and two older sisters. Taylor’s foray into the modeling world was largely due to being supermodel Niki Taylor's younger sister. At age 11, Taylor began going to shoots with Niki, and photographers began to include her in photos. Her first shoot with sister Niki appeared in "Seventeen". She soon signed with her sister’s modeling agency in New York, IMG.cite web|url=http://www.krissytaylor.com/_top2.html|title=Krissy's Career|publisher=krissytaylor.com]

At age 13, after accompanying Niki to castings for the Fall Shows in Milan, the designers impulsively fitted Taylor, and she walked the runways alongside Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, and Claudia Schiffer. Thereafter, Taylor began getting calls to work solo. By age 16, having grown to 6 feet tall, Taylor had amassed an impressive résumé of credits, including "ELLE", Italian "Glamour", "YM", "Cosmopolitan", and "Vogue". She had 13 covers to her credit, and appeared on "Entertainment Tonight" and MTV. She also did the 1994 Spring Collections in New York, landing eight shows, including Ralph Lauren.

Her last photo shoot was with sister Niki Taylor for the July/August 1995 cover of "Ocean Drive" magazine.

Death

On July 2, 1995, Niki Taylor found Krissy lying unconscious on the floor of their family's home in Florida. After attempts to revive Taylor by her family and authorities failed, she was rushed to Memorial Hospital West and pronounced dead at 5:39 a.m.cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20101219,00.html|title=Legacy of Pain|last=Green|first=Michelle |date=1995-07-31|publisher="People"|accessdate=2008-07-03]

Taylor was known to have had allergies that congested her upper respiratory system and she used Primatene, an over-the-counter inhaler, to combat shortness of breath. While the epinephrine it contains can cause cardiac arrhythmia, it was impossible to prove she had taken any just prior to her death.

The official cause of death was an acute asthma attack complicated by sudden cardiac arrhythmia. However, she had no prior history of asthma, and no symptoms of a heart condition. Uncertain of the medical examiner's diagnosis, the Taylor family hired independent experts to study tissue samples of Taylor's heart muscle, and concluded that the more likely cause of her death was a rare cardiac disease called arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.fact|date=July 2008

Taylor’s mother, Barbara, is now involved with the Cardiac Arrythmias Research and Education (CARE) Foundation. [cite web|url=https://www.longqt.org/krissytaylor.html|title=The Krissy Taylor Story|last=Taylor|first=Barbara|publisher=longqt.org]

References

External links

* [http://www.krissy.com Official Krissy Taylor memorial site]
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Persondata
NAME= Taylor, Krissy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Taylor, Kristen Erin
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Model
DATE OF BIRTH= May 15, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH= Miami, Florida, USA
DATE OF DEATH= July 2, 1995
PLACE OF DEATH= Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA


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