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Presley Gerber, Son of Cindy Crawford, Dies at 27
Confirmed
In Short: Presley Gerber, son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, died at age 27 on September 20 at a rehab facility.
Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, died at age 27 on September 20 at a rehabilitation facility, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office.
Gerber, born in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on July 2, 1999, followed in his mother's footsteps as a model, signing with IMG Models at age 15.
In 2018, Gerber and his mother re-created her iconic 1992 Pepsi ad for Super Bowl LII, a moment that marked a significant change in his life.
Crawford shared her pride in her son's work, telling CBS, 'Just as a mother, we drove to work together that day and we shared the same trailer. And when he was doing his thing, I was just a proud mom watching from the sidelines, trying not to annoy him.
Gerber had faced public struggles with alcohol and prescription medication dependency. In 2019, he was arrested for DUI and ordered to complete a DUI program.
Presley began sharing 'Mental Health Mondays' videos on Instagram, posting about integrating healthy habits into his life.
His younger sister, Kaia Gerber, currently plays Susan Reynolds in Ryan Murphy’s The Shards.
What's confirmed
- Gerber died Sunday at a rehab facility, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office.
- Presley Walker Gerber, a model and the only son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died.
- Presley died at a rehabilitation facility on Sept. 20, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records reviewed by Entertainment Weekly.
- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, died on Sunday at age 27, a family representative said.
- Presley started sharing “Mental Health Mondays” videos on Instagram, posting in July 2025 about starting to integrate healthy habits into his life, People reported.
What's still developing
- “My whole life changed within a month and it was just a very profound experience because I had to grow up quickly,” said Gerber.
- A representative for the family confirmed the news to Deadline.
- Presley was arrested in 2019 and charged with a DUI in late 2019, resulting in three years of informal probation after he pleaded no contest.
- The death was confirmed by Allie Jenkins, a representative for Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber.
- “The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time,” Gerber’s mega-famous mom, dad, Casamigos tequila founder Rande Gerber, and model sister Kaia Gerber, 25, said in a statement.
- The following year, Presley was photographed completing court-ordered requirements at a drug-testing facility in connection with his 2019 DUI.
- That following December, Presley revealed he was suffering from prescription medication dependency after seeing over 15 different psychiatrists who allegedly heavily medicated him without giving him a structured recovery direction.
- At age 19, Presley was arrested for DUI after being pulled over for speeding in Beverly Hills, California.
- According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s report, Gerber’s death is listed as Sept. 20 at age 27, but no other information is known at this time.
- Presley was last photographed publicly with his parents at the We Are ENOUGH x Aviator Nation launch in Malibu in June.
- A representative for Presley’s mother, Cindy Crawford, father, Rande Gerber, and sister, Kaia Gerber, told PEOPLE, “The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.” TMZ was first to report the news and reports that an autopsy has yet to be completed.
- Presley — born in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 1999 — was a model himself.