Presley Gerber, the model and son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died at a rehab facility in Los Angeles County, California, on Sunday, 20 September. He was 27 years old.
According to TMZ, which first reported the news, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed his death. A representative for Crawford, Rande Gerber and his sister, model and actress Kaia Gerber, also confirmed the news and asked the public to respect the family’s privacy.
“The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.”
Representative for the Crawford-Gerber family
What was Presley Gerber’s cause of death?
No cause of death has been made public. TMZ reported that an autopsy had not yet been completed, and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has not released any findings.
The family has not commented on the circumstances of his death beyond its request for privacy.
Who was Presley Gerber?
Gerber was born on 2 July 1999 in Brentwood, California, and began modelling at the age of 15. As reported by Forbes, he walked for Moschino in Los Angeles and Dolce & Gabbana in Milan, and fronted a Calvin Klein campaign alongside his sister, Kaia, in 2018.
That same year, he appeared with his mother in Pepsi’s Super Bowl commercial, This is the Pepsi, which revisited Crawford’s famous 1992 advert for the brand.
He was the elder of Crawford and Rande Gerber’s two children. Rande Gerber is a businessman best known as a co-founder of Casamigos tequila.
Presley Gerber spoke openly about his mental health
Gerber spoke publicly about his mental health and his struggles with addiction in the years before his death. In a March 2023 interview on the Studio 22 podcast, he spoke about living with depression and said he hoped his experiences could help other people facing similar challenges.
In December 2025, he posted a video on Instagram, which has since been removed, in which he spoke about his treatment for panic attacks and said he had been sober from alcohol for several months.
Per Extra, he said he was sharing his story so that others going through the same thing would know they were not alone.
In an August 2026 interview with Vogue, Kaia Gerber spoke about her brother’s openness and said she was proud of how honest he had been about his experiences, according to Forbes.
As reported by ABC News, she also spoke about the toll his addiction had taken on the family.
What happens next
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner is expected to determine the cause of death once the autopsy is complete.
The family has not announced details of a funeral or memorial service and has asked the public to respect its privacy as it mourns.
- Representative for Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber and Kaia Gerber, statement on Presley Gerber's death
- Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, confirmation of death
- TMZ reporting on Presley Gerber's death
- Forbes reporting on Presley Gerber's career and public comments
- Extra reporting on the December 2025 Instagram video
- Parade reporting on the family statement
- ABC News reporting on Kaia Gerber's Vogue interview
This story is based on a statement from the Crawford-Gerber family's representative, confirmation from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, and reporting by TMZ, Forbes, Extra, Parade and ABC News. Background on Gerber's career and his public comments on mental health comes from those outlets. The cause of death has not been determined, and an autopsy had not been completed at the time of writing.
