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1. Medical examiner: L'Wren Scott, designer, Jagger's
girlfriend, died by 'hanging'
Medical examiner: Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott died by 'hanging' - CNN.com
L'Wren Scott, a noted fashion designer and girlfriend of musician Mick Jagger, was found dead of an
apparent suicide Monday, March 17, according to a law enforcement official. She was 49.
A
spokesman for Mick Jagger said the singer was completely shocked and devastated by the news. The
couple had been dating since at least 2003.

2. Scott
attends the Yves Saint Laurent Fashion Show in Paris with musicians Kanye West, second from left,
and Lenny Kravitz, far right, in October 2006.
Scott's elegant designs are popular among celebrities and politicians. In this image from March
2011, first lady Michelle Obama wears a L'Wren Scott dress during an official dinner at the National
Palace in El Salvador.

3. Oprah Winfrey wears a L'Wren Scott dress in May 2011 for "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell
Spectacular."
Actress Amy Adams arrives at the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscars party in a blue dress designed by Scott.

4. Model Naomi Campbell wears a silver L'Wren Scott dress at a gala in Antibes, France, in May 2010.
Actress Penelope Cruz arrives at the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards wearing a L'Wren Scott

5. dress.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker wears a L'Wren Scott dress in December 2009 as she attends the after-
party for the London premiere of "Did You Hear About the Morgans?"
Actress Reese Witherspoon wears a L'Wren Scott dress for the launch of her new fragrance, In
Bloom, in October 2009.

6. Actress Kyra Sedgwick arrives at the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards wearing a L'Wren Scott gown.
Actress Christina Hendricks wears a dark blue L'Wren Scott gown at the 2009 Primetime Emmy
Awards.

7. Actress Nicole Kidman, in a L'Wren Scott gown, presents the award for best actress at the 2009
Academy Awards.
Scott
attends an event in Beverly Hills, California, in November 2011.

8. Scott
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fashionSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNew York medical examiner determines that L'Wren Scott died of
suicideHer remains have been claimed, an office spokeswoman saysThe notable fashion designer
was Mick Jagger's longtime girlfriend
(CNN) -- L'Wren Scott, a notable fashion designer and longtime girlfriend of Mick Jagger, killed
herself by "hanging," New York City's chief medical examiner's office announced Wednesday.

9. "The manner of death was determined to be suicide," said Julie Bolcer, a spokeswoman for the office.
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Scott's remains have been claimed, according to Bolcer, though it was not immediately known by
whom.
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L'Wren Scott, a noted fashion designer and girlfriend of musician Mick Jagger, was found dead of an
apparent suicide Monday, March 17, according to a law enforcement official. She was 49.

10. Comedian David Brenner, a regular on Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show," died after a battle with
cancer, a family spokesman said Saturday, March 15. He was 78.
Actress Sheila MacRae, who portrayed Alice Kramden in a 1960s revival of "The Honeymooners" on
"The Jackie Gleason Show," died on Thursday, March 6, according to her family. She was 92.

11. Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia, seen here in 2006, died February 25 of an apparent heart attack.
He was 66. De Lucia transformed the folk art of flamenco music into a more vibrant modern sound.
Actor, writer and director Harold Ramis, seen here on the far left with fellow "Ghostbusters" Dan
Aykroyd and Bill Murray, died at his Chicago-area home on February 24. He was 69. Other popular
Ramis films include "Stripes," "Groundhog Day" and "Analyze This."

12. Maria
von Trapp, seen here posing with a photo of her family, was the last of the singing siblings
immortalized in the movie "The Sound of Music." She died February 18 of natural causes at her
Vermont home, according to her family. She was 99.
Journalist Garrick Utley has died at age 74 following a long battle with cancer, according to NBC.
Utley worked for CNN after his 30-year career at NBC News.

13. Devo
guitarist Bob Casale, known by fans as "Bob 2," died Monday, February 17, his brother and band
mate announced. Casale was 61.
John
Henson, son of Jim Henson, perhaps most notable for his portrayal of Sweetums, a large, gruff-
looking, lovable character on "The Muppets," died after a "sudden, massive heart attack," his
family's company said on February 15.

14. Russell Johnson, center, stands with Alan Hale Jr., left, and Bob Denver in an episode of "Gilligan's
Island" in 1966. Johnson, who played "the professor" Roy Hinkley in the hit television show, passed
away January 16 at his home in Washington state, according to his agent, Mike Eisenstadt. Johnson
was 89.
Ariel
Sharon, whose half century as a military and political leader in Israel was marked with victories and
controversies, died on January 11 after eight years in a coma, Israeli Army Radio reported. Sharon
was 85.

15. Franklin McCain, seen center wearing glasses, one of the "Greensboro Four," who made history for
their 1960 sit-in at a Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counter, died on January 10 after a brief illness,
according to his alma mater, North Carolina A&T State University.
Larry
Speakes, who served as President Ronald Reagan's press secretary, died January 10 at his home in
Cleveland, Mississippi, following a lengthy illness, according to Bolivar County Coroner Nate Brown.
He was 74.

16. Poet
Amiri Baraka, who lost his post as New Jersey's poet laureate because of a controversial poem about
the 9/11 terror attacks, died on January 9, his agent said. Baraka was 79.
Sir
Run Run Shaw, the media tycoon who helped bring Chinese martial arts films to an international
audience, died at his home in Hong Kong on January 7 at age 106, the television station he founded

17. said.
Stage, TV and film actress Carmen Zapata, who founded the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts as a
means of of introducing "the rich and eloquent history of the diverse Hispanic culture to English-
speaking audiences," died on January 5 at her Los Angeles home. She was 86.
Portugal football legend Eusebio, who was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup, died from a heart
attack on January 5 at age 71, said his former club, Benfica.

18. Alicia
Rhett, who had been one of the oldest surviving cast members of the classic film "Gone With the
Wind," died on January 3 in her longtime hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, a retirement
community spokeswoman said. She was 98.
Singer Phil Everly, left -- one half of the groundbreaking, smooth-sounding, record-setting duo the
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dead Friend: Jagger 'devastated' by L'Wren loss
Famed fashion designer L'Wren Scott was found dead Monday, March 17, 2014 of an apparent

20. suicide in her New York City apartment, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation
told CNN. Scott's creations were popular with Madonna, Christina Hendricks and other stars as well
as the public who patronized her Banana Republic line introduced in late 2013. Scott was 49.
Fashion designer Michele Savoia, left, was found dead in New York's Hudson River on Sunday,
February 16. He was 55. The designer built a career dressing himself and celebrity clients in vintage
clothing from the 1930s and 40s. He had a flair for the dramatic and had worked on Broadway
shows such as "Swing," "Promises, Promises" and "Evita."
Missoni director Vittorio Missoni and his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, had been missing since the
airplane they were in disappeared off the coast of Venezuela on January 4, 2013. A bag from the
plane was later found on Curacao. With no other signs of the missing flight and passengers,
Missoni's siblings showed the company's newest collection in their home town of Milan without him.
The downed airplane was located near Key Carenero six months later and recovery efforts launched.

21. The
heads of the upscale Dolce & Gabbana brand, Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce, were both
sentenced to one year and eight months in prison in Italy, for failing to pay 40.4 million euros in
taxes to the Italian government. In addition to what they owe in taxes, they are to pay a fine of
500,000 euros. Their lawyer, Massimo Dinoia, said they plan to appeal the convictions, related fines
and sentences.
"I
love Hitler," was about the tamest thing John Galliano said in an anti-Semitic rant caught on tape in
2011. As a result, Galliano was fired from fashion giant Christian Dior and found guilty of making
public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity by a French court. In his trial, he
said that alcohol and drugs were major factors, which he realized during a stint in rehab after he
was fired.

22. British designer Alexander McQueen's technical skill as a tailor and boundless imagination at the
helm of his own label made him one of his generation's most influential designers, despite earning
the monicker "enfant terrible" and his penchant for controversy. Soon after his mother died in
February 2010, McQueen took his own life. His former assistant, Sarah Burton, who was named
head of McQueen's women's wear line in 2000, took over as creative director following his death.
She went on to design Kate Middleton's royal wedding gown as well as sister Pipa's head-turning
maid of honor dress.
French designer and Karl Lagerfeld's muse/protege Zahia Dehar shows collections in Paris, but she's
also been embroiled in an underage prostitution scandal. In 2010, she was linked to a sex-for-money
case that tarnished the reputation of one of France's most beloved soccer stars, Franck Ribery. (He
allegedly paid for sex with her when she was under 18, which is illegal in France.) Another French
soccer hero, Karim Benzema, was also alleged to have purchased her services while she was
underage.