By SAVANNA YOUNG FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 00:14 BST, 11 April 2025 | Updated: 00:19 BST, 11 April 2025

Lucy Markovic, a former Australia’s Next Top Model contestant and international model, has died. She was 27.

News of her death was announced by her partner via her Instagram Story on Friday.

‘Dear friends and family, I regret to inform you that Lucy has passed,’ the statement read.

‘She was at peace. Me, her mother and my mother were present with her.

‘We ask you to please give us space in these hard times. May Lucy rest in peace.’

Lucy, who appeared on season 9 of the reality TV series, had suffered a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and had to undergo emergency surgery before she went into a coma earlier this week.

Lucy Markovic, a former Australia's Next Top Model contestant and international model, has died. She was 27

Lucy Markovic, a former Australia’s Next Top Model contestant and international model, has died. She was 27

Her management, Elite Model Management NYC, also made a statement on social media.

‘We are heartbroken to share that Lucy Markovic has passed away after a brave battle with a brain AVM,’ they said.

‘Lucy was a bright shining light, and had an incredible dry sense of humor. Her smile and laughter could light up a room, and draw you closer to her. She loved to dance, she really shined.

‘Modeling was one of Lucy’s dreams, and we are deeply honored to have been part of that journey with her. She brought elegance, strength, and beauty to her work. But more than that, she brought herself—her warmth, her laughter, her light.

‘To her family and friends, please know that you are in our prayers and in our hearts. We mourn with you, and we celebrate the incredible person Lucy was. We will never forget her.’

More to come.

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Australia’s Next Top Model star Lucy Markovic dies aged 27

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