Australian model Lucy Markovic dead at 27: ‘Bright, shining light’

“Australia’s Next Top Model” runner-up Lucy Markovic has died pursuing complications from a uncommon encephalon information connected Thursday.

She was 27.

Markovic had been suffering from a encephalon arteriovenous malformation, which forced her to acquisition emergency room connected April 2.

“Dear friends and family, I regret to pass you that Lucy has passed,” a connection posted by her partner Carlos connected Instagram read. “She was astatine peace. Me, her mother and my mother were coming pinch her. We inquire you to please springiness america abstraction successful these difficult times. May Lucy Rest successful peace.”

Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is described arsenic nan “tangle of humor vessels that creates irregular connections betwixt arteries and veins,” according to nan Mayo Clinic. The information often prevents tissues from receiving oxygen.

Arteriovenous malformations are uncommon and hap successful 1 successful 100,000 people.

The manner fig was nationalist astir her struggles successful nan weeks starring up to her death.

Markovic revealed that she was scheduled to acquisition encephalon room connected March 26 to dainty nan AVM “in nan backmost of her brain” which she compared to nan size of a play ball. The process was moved to April 2.

“Lucky + unlucky – Radiation, seizures, dense medicine and 4 years later,” Markovic captioned her last Instagram post. “Excited, thankful, scared, supported, hopeful. Full flood of emotions successful this time. Life’s a travel and I’m fresh for nan adjacent chapter.”

According to nan Australian Broadcast Corporation, Markovic was “battling for her life” connected Thursday nighttime — days aft her procedure.

The runway exemplary was remembered by immoderate of fashion’s biggest names.

Donatella Versace reposted an image of nan exemplary successful an Instagram story, writing, “I americium truthful sorry to perceive nan news astir @lucymarkovicc. Rest successful bid beautiful girl.”

“Lucy was specified a beautiful woman wrong and out,” Australian designer Alex Perry told The Daily Telegraph. “She was a joyousness to activity pinch and truthful professional. And conscionable astatine that property too, to person that life taken distant from her is really devastating.”

“Lucy was a agleam sparkling light, and had an unthinkable barren consciousness of humor,” her agency Elite NYC wrote successful an Instagram post. “Her grin and laughter could ray up a room, and tie you person to her.”

Markovic roseate to fame erstwhile she was arsenic a contestant successful “Australia’s Next Top Model” successful 2015.

Markovic, who was 16 years aged astatine nan time, came successful 2nd spot and went connected to airs for world brands for illustration Givench, Versace, Victoria Beckham and Emporio Armani