Presley Gerber

Presley Gerber died on 20 September 2026 at age 27. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, cited by TMZ and confirmed across major entertainment outlets, he died at a rehabilitation facility. An autopsy had not been completed when the news was published, and no official cause of death was released in the first reports. A representative for Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber, and Kaia Gerber confirmed the death and said the family asked for privacy during a difficult time.

Presley Walker Gerber was born on 2 July 1999 in Brentwood, Los Angeles County, California, at his parents' home after a long natural labour. His mother is supermodel Cindy Crawford; his father is businessman and former model Rande Gerber, who married Crawford in 1998. Astrological and biographical sources citing a birth certificate place the birth in the late afternoon. He was the couple's first child; sister Kaia Jordan Gerber was born in 2001. The family divided time between Los Angeles and Malibu, where outdoor life, surfing, and a close sibling bond were later described by Kaia as central to their upbringing.

Gerber attended Malibu High School. Public profiles list Malibu High as his schooling rather than a university degree. Like many young models signed in their mid-teens, he balanced school with early editorial bookings and social media work. He did not publish a detailed higher-education record; contemporary coverage focuses on modeling apprenticeships and on-set learning with photographers such as Bruce Weber, Collier Schorr, and Mario Testino rather than formal college study.

Gerber's professional modeling began in earnest around 2015 with CR Fashion Book editorial work photographed by Bruce Weber. He signed with IMG Models and debuted on the runway at Moschino's Los Angeles Resort show for Jeremy Scott in June 2016. He went on to walk and campaign for major fashion houses including Dolce & Gabbana, Balmain, Burberry, Calvin Klein-linked projects, Philipp Plein, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani, and others, and appeared in Omega-related family photocalls with his parents and sister. British GQ cast him in Burberry for a 2017 video feature. He also worked as a photographer, sharing personal and sister collaborations on Instagram, and took acting and commercial credits recorded on IMDb, including Pepsi advertising and the short The Wager (2024). In August 2017 he appeared in Madison Beer's "Dead" music video.

Gerber was publicly linked at different times to models including Cayley King, Charlotte D'Alessio, and Lily Moulton. He often described himself as happiest at home with friends and family. In May 2025 he posted a Father's Day-style tribute to Rande Gerber after paddleboarding together, writing that his father had never given up on him; Cindy Crawford commented affectionately in reply. He spoke repeatedly about growing up in Hollywood and later choosing quieter company while managing his health. He had no publicly documented children.

Gerber's most consistent public theme was mental health advocacy. He argued that stigma and vague medical guidance left patients without clear direction, and he used Instagram "Mental Health Monday" style posts to list medications and feelings in plain language. On Studio 22 he said helping others through depression or bodily struggle was what he most wanted to do. He also valued photography as a way of noticing beauty people otherwise walk past, a view he shared with Vogue at the start of his runway career.

Within fashion, Gerber belonged to the second generation of Crawford-Gerber visibility: a male model who inherited industry access and then built IMG-backed editorial and runway credits of his own. Beyond fashion, his late candour about addiction, panic, and medication made him a reference point in entertainment coverage of celebrity mental health. Kaia Gerber's 2026 Vogue remarks framed him as a teacher who refused secrecy. His death at 27 prompted widespread obituaries that paired runway memories with that advocacy.

Gerber did not accumulate a long list of formal industry awards comparable to major fashion prizes. His recognition came chiefly through high-profile bookings (Moschino debut, Balmain and Burberry shows, Calvin Klein and Omega-adjacent campaigns), magazine covers such as Seventh Man, and sustained editorial attention as Cindy Crawford's son who became a working model in his own right.

Coverage of Gerber spanned Vogue, British GQ, Us Weekly, E! News, People, and tabloid outlets. He featured in Madison Beer's "Dead" video and in family fashion moments with Cindy and Kaia that circulated widely online. Podcast appearances, notably Studio 22, gave him longer-form space to discuss entrepreneurship, wellness, and mental health. After his death, TMZ, Just Jared, Daily Mail, Us Weekly, and others carried Medical Examiner-based reports and the family's privacy request.

In January 2019 Gerber was arrested in Beverly Hills for driving under the influence after a traffic stop; he later received probation, a mandated DUI program, and community service. A March 2020 Instagram post using a face-tattoo filter sparked viral speculation that he had gotten a second facial tattoo; he clarified that it was a filter. Later years brought intense public scrutiny of his addiction and mental-health disclosures, which he framed as deliberate transparency rather than scandal.