Presley Gerber, Model and Son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, Dies at 27

Presley Gerber, the model son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, died Sunday at a rehab facility, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records. He was 27.

“The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time,” a representative for the family told TMZ. A cause of death was not immediately known.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Gerber began his modeling career when he signed with IMG Models at 15 and went on to be featured in a number of campaigns, including a 2018 Pepsi advertisement alongside his mother. Gerber was photographed by Bruce Webber alongside his sister, Kaia Gerber, for CR Fashion Book in 2015, and starred in a Calvin Klein campaign and made his runway debut at Moschino’s Los Angeles resort show in 2016.

Three years later, Gerber was arrested for a DUI in Beverly Hills. He was sentenced to three years’ probation and ordered to complete a DUI program after the incident.

In the years following, Gerber was open about the challenges he faced with his mental health on his social media accounts; in Nov. 2024, he wrote on Instagram that he had started his “Mental Health Mondays” series “to spark real conversations about the stuff most people hide. It’s been incredible seeing how far that message has spread and how many people it’s helped.”

In March, Gerber shared a video on Instagram with the caption “Pre Ibogaine Flood Dose,” referring to the plant-based psychoactive compound some have begun using to help improve certain mental health conditions and treat addiction.

“Quiet moment before everything changed,” he wrote. “I was absolutely terrified, and I knew I would be again if I ever had to face something like this (helps to not go into the situations you do that get ya there but that’s life sometimes.)”

He continued: “Letting go of control didn’t come easy, but I trusted there was something bigger than me guiding it. I knew why I was there. I faced what I had been running from, and somewhere in all of it, I started finding my way back to myself …. We shall see…. Praying it’s the last time I have to come back.”

“I’m so proud of you and your courage,” his father, Rande, commented on the post. “Facing what’s hard takes real strength and watching you find your way back to yourself is everything.” His mother, Crawford, wrote: “You are a warrior! Walked thru the fire to find yourself! So proud!”

Last month, Kaia opened up about what she referred to as her brother’s “decade-long struggle with drug addiction” in an interview with Vogue. “When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone,” she said.

Referring to her brother’s openness surrounding his struggles, Kaia noted that she was deeply proud of him. “My parents for most of our lives were very, very private and didn’t share anything—and now we have this absolute teacher, my brother, who says, ‘I’m gonna be very human for everyone,’” she said. “There’s only so much you can hide from the world. And trying to put a lid on something just makes the person feel like you’re ashamed of them.”