Model replaced Claudia Schiffer as face of Chanel Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Model replaced Claudia Schiffer as face of Chanel December 25, 2020 â 11.06am Save Normal text size Advertisement Model, Stella Tennant, wearing a grey tweed wool jacket and matching knee-length pleated skirt, by Anna Su. Credit: Arthur Elgort/Conde Nast via Getty Images.. STELLA TENNANT 1970â2020 Stella Tennant, who has died aged 50 of undisclosed causes, was an aristocratic supermodel whose cool modernity and âattitudeâ made her one of the most sought-after faces in the fashion business over more than 25 years. Bold, scowly, willowy and posh, Stella Tennant began her career in the early 1990s with fashion shoots for