The suicide of Charlotte Dawson, a television star from New Zealand and Australia, has piqued people’s interest. Learn more about Charlotte in this article.
She was best known in New Zealand as the host of Getaway, and in Australia as a judge on Australia’s Next Top Model and a host on The Contender Australia.
Her suicide death in 2014 drew national attention in Australia.
Model Charlotte Dawson Suicide Linked To Cause Of Death
The death of Charlotte Dawson has caused Australia to focus on depression and the rise in cyberbullying through social media websites.
Dawson, a well-known anti-cyberbullying activist was discovered dead in her Sydney apartment on Saturday.
The “melancholy bogeyman” visited her repeatedly, she said in her memoirs, Air Kiss & Tell.
After an attempted suicide in 2012, the former model was hospitalized after receiving a barrage of online abuse, including one troll who encouraged Dawson to hang herself.
According to Kate Carnell, CEO of Beyond Blue, a depression awareness organization, bullying on social media can be a big component in initiating mental health concerns.
“People do it because they think it’s clever or amusing, but the message we need to get out is that it isn’t.”
Charlotte Dawson Age: How Old Is The Model?
Charlotte Dawson was 47 years old when she died. On April 8, 1966, Dawson was born.
Charlotte was adopted at birth and grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. She dropped out of high school at the age of 16 to model in Europe and New York City for Ford Models.
She moved to Australia a decade later and quickly became a recognizable face on the Australian fashion scene.
Charlotte Dawson Wikipedia
Charlotte Dawson has an official page on Wikipedia.
Charlotte joined Woman’s Day as beauty and fashion director in 1997 and then moved on to New Idea magazine as style editor shortly after.
She was the face of the Peter Morrissey fashion label in 2000, hosting a weekly fashion segment on Network Ten’s Good Morning Australia and appearing in the fashion element of the Sydney Olympic Games opening ceremony.
She was a regular panelist on Channel Ten’s hit daytime show Beauty and the Beast and a guest on Burke’s Backyard, and Channel Nine’s Simply The Best, as well as the fashion correspondent for E! News.
She chose to try her hand at the television while working as an agent for Australian agencies Cameron’s and Priscilla’s.
Charlotte got a job as a researcher at Nine Network, where she worked on shows like Money and Looking Good.