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Heather Bratton - (1987-2006) - RIP
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soon. NY Post will have something on Heather. soon 
If you peeps are faster than me , you will post it. If not than I will
..also, better save all Heather's pictures from other sites like style.com ... they'll take it down when least expects it.
If you peeps are faster than me , you will post it. If not than I will
..also, better save all Heather's pictures from other sites like style.com ... they'll take it down when least expects it.
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I'm shocked/crushed/greatly saddened (and still in unacceptance) to hear of Heather's grievous death She was a fantastic model during the time she was in the lime light. It makes me regret that I did not appreciate her work more. May she find peace.
My deepest condolences go out to her family and friends.
She was a fantastic model during the time she was in the lime light. It makes me regret that I did not appreciate her work more. May she find peace.My deepest condolences go out to her family and friends.
Heather reached a remarkable start. Guaranteed a supermodel status, thanks to Meisel. Having Vogue Covers , strutting in Paris and then having campaigns in such a short time, her legacy guaranteed her a place in the industry. It's bittersweet, however, she could have gone far---the future held promises. Will miss her and her accomplishments, that's for sure.
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i love you heather! you will always be in my heart!!!
may she rest in peace! such a beautiful girl taken away so young!
i heard that she did s/s balenciaga campaign but i have never seen it! does anyone have it? and other photos she did before she died?
i love you heather!
may she rest in peace! such a beautiful girl taken away so young! i heard that she did s/s balenciaga campaign but i have never seen it! does anyone have it? and other photos she did before she died?
i love you heather!
THE NEW YORK POST: COVER KILLED IN SMASH UP July 30
COVER GIRL
KILLED IN SMASHUP
TEEN WAS RISING STAR OF RUNWAY
By PHILIP RECCHIA
July 30, 2006 -- A stunning 19-year-old cover girl - a ringer for Kate Moss but her polar opposite in attitude - died in a fiery auto accident on a New Jersey highway after a Manhattan photo shoot.
Heather Bratton, a dark-haired catwalker for fashion labels Chloe and Miu Miu whose seductive, sultry look had taken the European runways by storm, was killed on July 22 when her car-service limo broke down in the middle lane of the New Jersey Turnpike and was rear-ended by a Toyota SUV, her family said.
Both cars erupted into flames, and Bratton, in the back of the Ford Crown Victoria, never made it out.
Authorities did not immediately identify the teen, and news accounts of the crash were sketchy, but word of the stunner's death began to seep out through the fashion world later in the week.
"She flew up [July 20] for a photo shoot for W magazine," said her stepfather, Tim Kerrigan, in a telephone interview from the family's hometown of Wesley Chapel, Fla.
"She was supposed to fly home [the next night], but the area got into some stormy weather, so she got a 7:30 a.m. flight on Saturday [from Newark Airport]. She took a cab from her hotel in New York."
The family - mother, Kerrigan and four brothers and sisters - was packing Friday for a trip to South Carolina, where Heather was to be buried, Kerrigan said.
Bratton's driver, Selim Koskar, 30, of Brooklyn, suffered burns on his entire body and was in critical condition at St. Barnabas Hospital inLivingston, N.J. Two other people were injured in the crash.
Bratton, who was born in West Virginia and raised in the Tampa area, was signed last year by the international modeling agency Women Management.
"She told me when she was 12 that she wanted to be a model," Kerrigan said.
He added that she went to modeling school at age 15 and wanted to be an actress but enjoyed her runway work.
"She did really well, and sometimes she got really well paid," her stepdad said. "But, for her, it wasn't about the money; it was about doing what she dreamed of doing."
During her brief career, she graced the cover of Italian Vogue in a shoot by famed fashion fotog Steven Meisel. And this summer, she strutted down catwalks in Milan and Paris, modeling for Prada, Gucci, Burberry and Chanel.
"With haunting dark eyes, strong cheekbones and a face that lends itself to many different looks, Heather is reminiscent of a young Kate Moss," one fashion critic gushed.
But Heather off the catwalk wasn't anything like Moss. "She was very grounded, very strong in her faith, a strong Christian," Kerrigan said. "To her, it was a job. She enjoyed it, but she hated anybody making a big deal about it."
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Heather will be featured in W.
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COVER GIRL
KILLED IN SMASHUP
TEEN WAS RISING STAR OF RUNWAY
By PHILIP RECCHIA
July 30, 2006 -- A stunning 19-year-old cover girl - a ringer for Kate Moss but her polar opposite in attitude - died in a fiery auto accident on a New Jersey highway after a Manhattan photo shoot.
Heather Bratton, a dark-haired catwalker for fashion labels Chloe and Miu Miu whose seductive, sultry look had taken the European runways by storm, was killed on July 22 when her car-service limo broke down in the middle lane of the New Jersey Turnpike and was rear-ended by a Toyota SUV, her family said.
Both cars erupted into flames, and Bratton, in the back of the Ford Crown Victoria, never made it out.
Authorities did not immediately identify the teen, and news accounts of the crash were sketchy, but word of the stunner's death began to seep out through the fashion world later in the week.
"She flew up [July 20] for a photo shoot for W magazine," said her stepfather, Tim Kerrigan, in a telephone interview from the family's hometown of Wesley Chapel, Fla.
"She was supposed to fly home [the next night], but the area got into some stormy weather, so she got a 7:30 a.m. flight on Saturday [from Newark Airport]. She took a cab from her hotel in New York."
The family - mother, Kerrigan and four brothers and sisters - was packing Friday for a trip to South Carolina, where Heather was to be buried, Kerrigan said.
Bratton's driver, Selim Koskar, 30, of Brooklyn, suffered burns on his entire body and was in critical condition at St. Barnabas Hospital inLivingston, N.J. Two other people were injured in the crash.
Bratton, who was born in West Virginia and raised in the Tampa area, was signed last year by the international modeling agency Women Management.
"She told me when she was 12 that she wanted to be a model," Kerrigan said.
He added that she went to modeling school at age 15 and wanted to be an actress but enjoyed her runway work.
"She did really well, and sometimes she got really well paid," her stepdad said. "But, for her, it wasn't about the money; it was about doing what she dreamed of doing."
During her brief career, she graced the cover of Italian Vogue in a shoot by famed fashion fotog Steven Meisel. And this summer, she strutted down catwalks in Milan and Paris, modeling for Prada, Gucci, Burberry and Chanel.
"With haunting dark eyes, strong cheekbones and a face that lends itself to many different looks, Heather is reminiscent of a young Kate Moss," one fashion critic gushed.
But Heather off the catwalk wasn't anything like Moss. "She was very grounded, very strong in her faith, a strong Christian," Kerrigan said. "To her, it was a job. She enjoyed it, but she hated anybody making a big deal about it."
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Heather will be featured in W.
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It's an awful way to die...by burning...
OMG!!! I feel like bawling my eyes out here- I actually am and I didn't even hear more than a few mentions of her and now she has died. She was so amazingly beautiful and I appreciate her beauty even more that she had died. Such a shame and waste of talent and potential for her to leave us so soon. She was a beacon of light and beauty in the world that was snuffed out too soon. It is such a shame that the best of us die- I remember Sergei Grinkov's death in 1995. He was on the top of the world- 2-time Olympic champion, multiple time World, Russian, and European Champion. He was a husband, a father and a fabulous human being. Not to mention he was one of the most beautiful handsome men ever, he was an Adonis. His looks and spirit live on through his daughter Daria who looks just like him. He died of a heart-attack suddenly on the ice, he was 28. He was planning on a 3rd Olympic gold medal with his dear wife Katia Gordeeva. Why is the world so cruel? Who don't the serial killers and r*pists die? the terrorists? No instead we lose this beautiful young woman. Her images are now so haunting to look at.
I feel like bawling my eyes out here- I actually am and I didn't even hear more than a few mentions of her and now she has died. She was so amazingly beautiful and I appreciate her beauty even more that she had died. Such a shame and waste of talent and potential for her to leave us so soon. She was a beacon of light and beauty in the world that was snuffed out too soon. It is such a shame that the best of us die- I remember Sergei Grinkov's death in 1995. He was on the top of the world- 2-time Olympic champion, multiple time World, Russian, and European Champion. He was a husband, a father and a fabulous human being. Not to mention he was one of the most beautiful handsome men ever, he was an Adonis. His looks and spirit live on through his daughter Daria who looks just like him. He died of a heart-attack suddenly on the ice, he was 28. He was planning on a 3rd Olympic gold medal with his dear wife Katia Gordeeva. Why is the world so cruel? Who don't the serial killers and r*pists die? the terrorists? No instead we lose this beautiful young woman. Her images are now so haunting to look at. 
