Designer L'Wren Scott found dead in NYC, source says

This Feb. 16, 2012, file photo shows singer Mick Jagger, right, with designer L’Wren Scott after her fall 2012 collection was modeled during Fashion Week, in New York. Scott, a fashion designer, was found dead Monday, March 17, 2014, in Manhattan.
This Feb. 16, 2012, file photo shows singer Mick Jagger, right, with designer L’Wren Scott after her fall 2012 collection was modeled during Fashion Week, in New York. Scott, a fashion designer, was found dead Monday, March 17, 2014, in Manhattan.

NEW YORK — A law enforcement official said Monday that L'Wren Scott, a celebrity stylist, model, fashion designer and longtime girlfriend of Mick Jagger, has been found dead in Manhattan of a possible suicide.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the victim's next of kin had not yet been notified, said Scott was found hanging from a doorknob by her assistant at 10 a.m. Monday. The official said no note was found and there was no sign of foul play.

A spokesman for Mick Jagger says the singer is "completely shocked and devastated by the news." The pair had been dating since 2001.

The Utah-born Scott had her own fashion label popular with celebrities. She was a fixture on Jagger's arm and, at about 6-foot-3, towered over her famous boyfriend.

She founded her high-end label in 2006 and recently created a more affordable line of clothes with Banana Republic.

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