Hayley Marie Kohle-She was a Canadian fashion model active in the 2000s. She worked internationally with contracts with agencies in Canada, United States, Greece, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom, before dying at the age of 26 allegedly by suicide. Kohle was born in Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada. According to Kohle's main agency Panache Management, she began her modeling career in 2000, while according to her sister Bridget Kohle, she began her career in 2002 after winning a local model search contest. She was represented by agencies in Toronto, Canada, New York, USA, Athens, Greece, Milan, Italy, Hamburg, Germany, and London, UK. Based in these cities, she had modeled internationally for seven years by 2008. On October 11, 2008, Kohle was found dead in Italy. She died after falling from the seventh-floor balcony of an apartment at Milan, and Italian police ruled it a suicide by jumping. She had been there for just over a year after signing a contract with a modeling agency through the Panache modelling agency in Winnipeg. She was 26. Ugo Besozzi, head of Future Models, the Milan-based agency Kohle joined in January 2008, was quoted as saying "The girls there told the story. Everyone said the same thing: At one point she said that she was going to smoke a cigarette. She opened the window and drastically took that decision. There was no warning and nobody could have done anything about it". Kohle's sister Bridget checked Hayley's e-mail account and could see the last message Hayley sent was one to her, just days before the death, which said she was very excited about good news she'd received about a big modelling job. A memorial for Kohle was held on October 20 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Beausejour. Some have referred to her death as a case in a "series of tragedies" ongoing in the fashion industry at the time, along with Noemie Lenoir's suicide attempt, Ambrose Olsen's suicide, Daul Kim's suicide, Ruslana Korshunova's suicide, and Lina Marulanda's suicide.
Her obituary-
Hayley Marie Kohle, Canadian model dies in Italy, probably suicide, 26-
A Manitoba-born model who died in Italy last week may have taken her own
life, says an official with the agency that represented the 26-year-old
woman.
Hayley Marie Kohle, originally from Beausejour, Man., northeast of Winnipeg,
died Saturday in Milan.
Hayley Kohle, pictured here on the website for the Greek modelling agency
Fashion Cult, died Saturday in Italy. (Fashion Cult)So far, her family has
heard only that she fell from a seventh-floor window. The Italian police are
investigating and Ottawa is providing consular assistance in the case.
Ugo Besozzi, head of Future Models, the Milan-based agency Kohle joined in
January, told CBC News Kohle was not alone at the time of her death. The
young model's roommates have suggested she took her own life, he said.
"The girls there told the story. Everyone said the same thing: At one point
she said that she was going to smoke a cigarette. She opened the window and
drastically took that decision. There was no warning and nobody could have
done anything about it," he said.
Besozzi said he was shocked by Kohle's death. Her modelling career was
thriving, he said, and she appeared happy in the apartment she shared with
five other models in an upscale area of the city.
"She was a very pleasant person. Quiet, reserved, you know, and very
pleasant," he said.
'A tough cookie'
Back in Manitoba, Quinn Adams said Thursday that Kohle was full of life, and
she still can't believe her close friend is dead.
"Just absolutely fabulous. She could light up a room," Adams said.
"She was a model. She had everything going for her, she was ready to be a
supermodel. And when somebody dies like that, it's going to be suspicious, I
think."
Liz Crawford, one of Kohle's first modelling coaches in Winnipeg, described
her as a "tough cookie."
"She's been through a lot, and Hayley has always remained very - what's the
word - when you have no ego, you know . just the salt of the earth," she
said.
"I think the industry sometimes was a little harder on her, you know. She
worked a lot in markets that sometimes are well-known for being seedy - you
know, Italy, and so on and so forth - but she was a tough cookie . which is
why it's so shocking."
Modelling industry needs more regulation: coach
Crawford was behind the Worker Recruitment and Protection Act, which was
passed in Manitoba last spring requiring licences for employment agencies,
individuals recruiting foreign workers and anyone who recruits or represents
models or entertainers.
The modelling industry in general needs to be better regulated, Crawford
said. She hopes other levels of government will help protect models from
finding themselves in situations they're not prepared to handle.
"My concern . for a lot of the girls that come in, is just, you know, how
well educated are they before they go off and do this?" she said.
Kelli Miller, another Winnipeg-based model who lived and worked with Kohle
in Athens five years ago, agrees that international modelling may look
glamorous, but it can be a difficult life.
"You hear about things like this in the news all the time, and I mean, we do
work so stuff like this doesn't happen, but to know somebody personally that
it happened to, it's just really terrible," she said.
A memorial service for Kohle will be held on Monday in Beausejour.
Her obituary-
Hayley Marie Kohle, Canadian model dies in Italy, probably suicide, 26-
A Manitoba-born model who died in Italy last week may have taken her own
life, says an official with the agency that represented the 26-year-old
woman.
Hayley Marie Kohle, originally from Beausejour, Man., northeast of Winnipeg,
died Saturday in Milan.
Hayley Kohle, pictured here on the website for the Greek modelling agency
Fashion Cult, died Saturday in Italy. (Fashion Cult)So far, her family has
heard only that she fell from a seventh-floor window. The Italian police are
investigating and Ottawa is providing consular assistance in the case.
Ugo Besozzi, head of Future Models, the Milan-based agency Kohle joined in
January, told CBC News Kohle was not alone at the time of her death. The
young model's roommates have suggested she took her own life, he said.
"The girls there told the story. Everyone said the same thing: At one point
she said that she was going to smoke a cigarette. She opened the window and
drastically took that decision. There was no warning and nobody could have
done anything about it," he said.
Besozzi said he was shocked by Kohle's death. Her modelling career was
thriving, he said, and she appeared happy in the apartment she shared with
five other models in an upscale area of the city.
"She was a very pleasant person. Quiet, reserved, you know, and very
pleasant," he said.
'A tough cookie'
Back in Manitoba, Quinn Adams said Thursday that Kohle was full of life, and
she still can't believe her close friend is dead.
"Just absolutely fabulous. She could light up a room," Adams said.
"She was a model. She had everything going for her, she was ready to be a
supermodel. And when somebody dies like that, it's going to be suspicious, I
think."
Liz Crawford, one of Kohle's first modelling coaches in Winnipeg, described
her as a "tough cookie."
"She's been through a lot, and Hayley has always remained very - what's the
word - when you have no ego, you know . just the salt of the earth," she
said.
"I think the industry sometimes was a little harder on her, you know. She
worked a lot in markets that sometimes are well-known for being seedy - you
know, Italy, and so on and so forth - but she was a tough cookie . which is
why it's so shocking."
Modelling industry needs more regulation: coach
Crawford was behind the Worker Recruitment and Protection Act, which was
passed in Manitoba last spring requiring licences for employment agencies,
individuals recruiting foreign workers and anyone who recruits or represents
models or entertainers.
The modelling industry in general needs to be better regulated, Crawford
said. She hopes other levels of government will help protect models from
finding themselves in situations they're not prepared to handle.
"My concern . for a lot of the girls that come in, is just, you know, how
well educated are they before they go off and do this?" she said.
Kelli Miller, another Winnipeg-based model who lived and worked with Kohle
in Athens five years ago, agrees that international modelling may look
glamorous, but it can be a difficult life.
"You hear about things like this in the news all the time, and I mean, we do
work so stuff like this doesn't happen, but to know somebody personally that
it happened to, it's just really terrible," she said.
A memorial service for Kohle will be held on Monday in Beausejour.
Hayley Marie Kohle-She was a Canadian fashion model active in the 2000s. She worked internationally with contracts with agencies in Canada, United States, Greece, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom, before dying at the age of 26 allegedly by suicide. Kohle was born in Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada. According to Kohle's main agency Panache Management, she began her modeling career in 2000, while according to her sister Bridget Kohle, she began her career in 2002 after winning a local model search contest. She was represented by agencies in Toronto, Canada, New York, USA, Athens, Greece, Milan, Italy, Hamburg, Germany, and London, UK. Based in these cities, she had modeled internationally for seven years by 2008. On October 11, 2008, Kohle was found dead in Italy. She died after falling from the seventh-floor balcony of an apartment at Milan, and Italian police ruled it a suicide by jumping. She had been there for just over a year after signing a contract with a modeling agency through the Panache modelling agency in Winnipeg. She was 26. Ugo Besozzi, head of Future Models, the Milan-based agency Kohle joined in January 2008, was quoted as saying "The girls there told the story. Everyone said the same thing: At one point she said that she was going to smoke a cigarette. She opened the window and drastically took that decision. There was no warning and nobody could have done anything about it". Kohle's sister Bridget checked Hayley's e-mail account and could see the last message Hayley sent was one to her, just days before the death, which said she was very excited about good news she'd received about a big modelling job. A memorial for Kohle was held on October 20 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Beausejour. Some have referred to her death as a case in a "series of tragedies" ongoing in the fashion industry at the time, along with Noemie Lenoir's suicide attempt, Ambrose Olsen's suicide, Daul Kim's suicide, Ruslana Korshunova's suicide, and Lina Marulanda's suicide.
Her obituary-
Hayley Marie Kohle, Canadian model dies in Italy, probably suicide, 26-
A Manitoba-born model who died in Italy last week may have taken her own
life, says an official with the agency that represented the 26-year-old
woman.
Hayley Marie Kohle, originally from Beausejour, Man., northeast of Winnipeg,
died Saturday in Milan.
Hayley Kohle, pictured here on the website for the Greek modelling agency
Fashion Cult, died Saturday in Italy. (Fashion Cult)So far, her family has
heard only that she fell from a seventh-floor window. The Italian police are
investigating and Ottawa is providing consular assistance in the case.
Ugo Besozzi, head of Future Models, the Milan-based agency Kohle joined in
January, told CBC News Kohle was not alone at the time of her death. The
young model's roommates have suggested she took her own life, he said.
"The girls there told the story. Everyone said the same thing: At one point
she said that she was going to smoke a cigarette. She opened the window and
drastically took that decision. There was no warning and nobody could have
done anything about it," he said.
Besozzi said he was shocked by Kohle's death. Her modelling career was
thriving, he said, and she appeared happy in the apartment she shared with
five other models in an upscale area of the city.
"She was a very pleasant person. Quiet, reserved, you know, and very
pleasant," he said.
'A tough cookie'
Back in Manitoba, Quinn Adams said Thursday that Kohle was full of life, and
she still can't believe her close friend is dead.
"Just absolutely fabulous. She could light up a room," Adams said.
"She was a model. She had everything going for her, she was ready to be a
supermodel. And when somebody dies like that, it's going to be suspicious, I
think."
Liz Crawford, one of Kohle's first modelling coaches in Winnipeg, described
her as a "tough cookie."
"She's been through a lot, and Hayley has always remained very - what's the
word - when you have no ego, you know . just the salt of the earth," she
said.
"I think the industry sometimes was a little harder on her, you know. She
worked a lot in markets that sometimes are well-known for being seedy - you
know, Italy, and so on and so forth - but she was a tough cookie . which is
why it's so shocking."
Modelling industry needs more regulation: coach
Crawford was behind the Worker Recruitment and Protection Act, which was
passed in Manitoba last spring requiring licences for employment agencies,
individuals recruiting foreign workers and anyone who recruits or represents
models or entertainers.
The modelling industry in general needs to be better regulated, Crawford
said. She hopes other levels of government will help protect models from
finding themselves in situations they're not prepared to handle.
"My concern . for a lot of the girls that come in, is just, you know, how
well educated are they before they go off and do this?" she said.
Kelli Miller, another Winnipeg-based model who lived and worked with Kohle
in Athens five years ago, agrees that international modelling may look
glamorous, but it can be a difficult life.
"You hear about things like this in the news all the time, and I mean, we do
work so stuff like this doesn't happen, but to know somebody personally that
it happened to, it's just really terrible," she said.
A memorial service for Kohle will be held on Monday in Beausejour.
Her obituary-
Hayley Marie Kohle, Canadian model dies in Italy, probably suicide, 26-
A Manitoba-born model who died in Italy last week may have taken her own
life, says an official with the agency that represented the 26-year-old
woman.
Hayley Marie Kohle, originally from Beausejour, Man., northeast of Winnipeg,
died Saturday in Milan.
Hayley Kohle, pictured here on the website for the Greek modelling agency
Fashion Cult, died Saturday in Italy. (Fashion Cult)So far, her family has
heard only that she fell from a seventh-floor window. The Italian police are
investigating and Ottawa is providing consular assistance in the case.
Ugo Besozzi, head of Future Models, the Milan-based agency Kohle joined in
January, told CBC News Kohle was not alone at the time of her death. The
young model's roommates have suggested she took her own life, he said.
"The girls there told the story. Everyone said the same thing: At one point
she said that she was going to smoke a cigarette. She opened the window and
drastically took that decision. There was no warning and nobody could have
done anything about it," he said.
Besozzi said he was shocked by Kohle's death. Her modelling career was
thriving, he said, and she appeared happy in the apartment she shared with
five other models in an upscale area of the city.
"She was a very pleasant person. Quiet, reserved, you know, and very
pleasant," he said.
'A tough cookie'
Back in Manitoba, Quinn Adams said Thursday that Kohle was full of life, and
she still can't believe her close friend is dead.
"Just absolutely fabulous. She could light up a room," Adams said.
"She was a model. She had everything going for her, she was ready to be a
supermodel. And when somebody dies like that, it's going to be suspicious, I
think."
Liz Crawford, one of Kohle's first modelling coaches in Winnipeg, described
her as a "tough cookie."
"She's been through a lot, and Hayley has always remained very - what's the
word - when you have no ego, you know . just the salt of the earth," she
said.
"I think the industry sometimes was a little harder on her, you know. She
worked a lot in markets that sometimes are well-known for being seedy - you
know, Italy, and so on and so forth - but she was a tough cookie . which is
why it's so shocking."
Modelling industry needs more regulation: coach
Crawford was behind the Worker Recruitment and Protection Act, which was
passed in Manitoba last spring requiring licences for employment agencies,
individuals recruiting foreign workers and anyone who recruits or represents
models or entertainers.
The modelling industry in general needs to be better regulated, Crawford
said. She hopes other levels of government will help protect models from
finding themselves in situations they're not prepared to handle.
"My concern . for a lot of the girls that come in, is just, you know, how
well educated are they before they go off and do this?" she said.
Kelli Miller, another Winnipeg-based model who lived and worked with Kohle
in Athens five years ago, agrees that international modelling may look
glamorous, but it can be a difficult life.
"You hear about things like this in the news all the time, and I mean, we do
work so stuff like this doesn't happen, but to know somebody personally that
it happened to, it's just really terrible," she said.
A memorial service for Kohle will be held on Monday in Beausejour.
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