L'Wren Scott, a noted fashion designer and girlfriend of musician Mick Jagger, was found dead of an apparent suicide Monday, March 17, according to a law enforcement official. She was 49. 
A spokesman for Mick Jagger said the singer was completely shocked and devastated by the news. The couple had been dating since at least 2003. 
Scott attends the Yves Saint Laurent Fashion Show in Paris with musicians Kanye West, second from left, and Lenny Kravitz, far right, in October 2006. 
Scott's elegant designs are popular among celebrities and politicians. In this image from March 2011, first lady Michelle Obama wears a L'Wren Scott dress during an official dinner at the National Palace in El Salvador. 
Oprah Winfrey wears a L'Wren Scott dress in May 2011 for "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular." 
Actress Amy Adams arrives at the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscars party in a blue dress designed by Scott. 
Model Naomi Campbell wears a silver L'Wren Scott dress at a gala in Antibes, France, in May 2010. 
Actress Penelope Cruz arrives at the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards wearing a L'Wren Scott dress. 
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker wears a L'Wren Scott dress in December 2009 as she attends the after-party for the London premiere of "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" 
Actress Reese Witherspoon wears a L'Wren Scott dress for the launch of her new fragrance, In Bloom, in October 2009. 
Actress Kyra Sedgwick arrives at the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards wearing a L'Wren Scott gown. 
Actress Christina Hendricks wears a dark blue L'Wren Scott gown at the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards. 
Actress Nicole Kidman, in a L'Wren Scott gown, presents the award for best actress at the 2009 Academy Awards. 
Scott attends an event in Beverly Hills, California, in November 2011. 
Scott speaks in New York City in September 2012. 
- L'Wren Scott, noted fashion designer, found dead
- Scott was Mick Jagger's longtime girlfriend
- The former model introduced a Banana Republic line last year
(CNN) -- L'Wren Scott, a noted fashion designer who has been Mick Jagger's companion for more than a decade, was found dead in her New York apartment Monday of an apparent suicide, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation. She was 49.
Scott's assistant found the designer hanging from a door knob with a scarf around her neck, the official said.
There were no signs of forced entry, and police did not find a suicide note, the official said.
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L'Wren Scott, a noted fashion designer and girlfriend of musician Mick Jagger, was found dead of an apparent suicide Monday, March 17, according to a law enforcement official. She was 49. 
Comedian David Brenner, a regular on Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show," died after a battle with cancer, a family spokesman said Saturday, March 15. He was 78. 
Actress Sheila MacRae, who portrayed Alice Kramden in a 1960s revival of "The Honeymooners" on "The Jackie Gleason Show," died on Thursday, March 6, according to her family. She was 92. 
Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia, seen here in 2006, died February 25 of an apparent heart attack. He was 66. De Lucia transformed the folk art of flamenco music into a more vibrant modern sound. 
Actor, writer and director Harold Ramis, seen here on the far left with fellow "Ghostbusters" Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray, died at his Chicago-area home on February 24. He was 69. Other popular Ramis films include "Stripes," "Groundhog Day" and "Analyze This." 
Maria von Trapp, seen here posing with a photo of her family, was the last of the singing siblings immortalized in the movie "The Sound of Music." She died February 18 of natural causes at her Vermont home, according to her family. She was 99. 
Journalist Garrick Utley has died at age 74 following a long battle with cancer, according to NBC. Utley worked for CNN after his 30-year career at NBC News. 
Devo guitarist Bob Casale, known by fans as "Bob 2," died Monday, February 17, his brother and band mate announced. Casale was 61. 
John Henson, son of Jim Henson, perhaps most notable for his portrayal of Sweetums, a large, gruff-looking, lovable character on "The Muppets," died after a "sudden, massive heart attack," his family's company said on February 15. 
Veteran actor Ralph Waite died at 85 on Thursday, February 13, according to an accountant for the Waite family and a church where the actor was a regular member. Waite was best known for his role as John Walton Sr. on 'The Waltons." 
Sid Caesar, whose clever, anarchic comedy on such programs as "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour" helped define the 1950s "Golden Age of Television," died on February 12. He was 91. 
Hollywood child star Shirley Temple, who became diplomat Shirley Temple Black, died February 10 at her Woodside, California, home. She was 85. 
Joan Mondale, the wife of former Vice President Walter Mondale, died on February 3, according to a statement from the family's church. 
Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment of an apparent drug overdose, law enforcement sources said February 2. 
Maximilian Schell died on February 1 in a Austrian hospital with his wife by his side, his agent Patricia Baumbauer said. He was 83. Schell was nominated for an Oscar three times. He won in 1962 for "Judgment at Nuremberg." 
Legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, known for classics such as "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)," died of natural causes in New York on January 27, his grandson told CNN. He was 94. 
Ruth Robinson Duccini, who played one of the Munchkins in the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz," died on January 16. She was 95. 
Former Playboy centerfold Cassandra Lynn Hensley was found dead at a friend's home in Los Angeles, the coroner there said on January 17. Hensley was 34. Her cause of death was not immediately known. 
Hiroo Onoda, center, salutes after handing over his military sword on Lubang Island in the Philippines in March 1974. Onoda, a former intelligence officer in the Japanese army, had remained on the island for nearly 30 years, refusing to believe his country had surrendered in World War II. He died at a Tokyo hospital on January 16. He was 91. 
Russell Johnson, center, stands with Alan Hale Jr., left, and Bob Denver in an episode of "Gilligan's Island" in 1966. Johnson, who played "the professor" Roy Hinkley in the hit television show, passed away January 16 at his home in Washington state, according to his agent, Mike Eisenstadt. Johnson was 89. 
Ariel Sharon, whose half century as a military and political leader in Israel was marked with victories and controversies, died on January 11 after eight years in a coma, Israeli Army Radio reported. Sharon was 85. 
Franklin McCain, seen center wearing glasses, one of the "Greensboro Four," who made history for their 1960 sit-in at a Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counter, died on January 10 after a brief illness, according to his alma mater, North Carolina A&T State University. 
Larry Speakes, who served as President Ronald Reagan's press secretary, died January 10 at his home in Cleveland, Mississippi, following a lengthy illness, according to Bolivar County Coroner Nate Brown. He was 74. 
Poet Amiri Baraka, who lost his post as New Jersey's poet laureate because of a controversial poem about the 9/11 terror attacks, died on January 9, his agent said. Baraka was 79. 
Sir Run Run Shaw, the media tycoon who helped bring Chinese martial arts films to an international audience, died at his home in Hong Kong on January 7 at age 106, the television station he founded said. 
Stage, TV and film actress Carmen Zapata, who founded the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts as a means of of introducing "the rich and eloquent history of the diverse Hispanic culture to English-speaking audiences," died on January 5 at her Los Angeles home. She was 86. 
Portugal football legend Eusebio, who was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup, died from a heart attack on January 5 at age 71, said his former club, Benfica. 
Alicia Rhett, who had been one of the oldest surviving cast members of the classic film "Gone With the Wind," died on January 3 in her longtime hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, a retirement community spokeswoman said. She was 98. 
Singer Phil Everly, left -- one half of the groundbreaking, smooth-sounding, record-setting duo the Everly Brothers -- died on January 3, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was 74. 
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Mick Jagger's girlfriend found dead 
Friend: Jagger 'devastated' by L'Wren loss 
Famed fashion designer L'Wren Scott was found dead Monday, March 17, 2014 of an apparent suicide in her New York City apartment, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told CNN. Scott's creations were popular with Madonna, Christina Hendricks and other stars as well as the public who patronized her Banana Republic line introduced in late 2013. Scott was 49. 
Fashion designer Michele Savoia, left, was found dead in New York's Hudson River on Sunday, February 16. He was 55. The designer built a career dressing himself and celebrity clients in vintage clothing from the 1930s and 40s. He had a flair for the dramatic and had worked on Broadway shows such as "Swing," "Promises, Promises" and "Evita." 
Missoni director Vittorio Missoni and his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, had been missing since the airplane they were in disappeared off the coast of Venezuela on January 4, 2013. A bag from the plane was later found on Curacao. With no other signs of the missing flight and passengers, Missoni's siblings showed the company's newest collection in their home town of Milan without him. The downed airplane was located near Key Carenero six months later and recovery efforts launched. 
The heads of the upscale Dolce & Gabbana brand, Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce, were both sentenced to one year and eight months in prison in Italy, for failing to pay 40.4 million euros in taxes to the Italian government. In addition to what they owe in taxes, they are to pay a fine of 500,000 euros. Their lawyer, Massimo Dinoia, said they plan to appeal the convictions, related fines and sentences. 
"I love Hitler," was about the tamest thing John Galliano said in an anti-Semitic rant caught on tape in 2011. As a result, Galliano was fired from fashion giant Christian Dior and found guilty of making public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity by a French court. In his trial, he said that alcohol and drugs were major factors, which he realized during a stint in rehab after he was fired. 
British designer Alexander McQueen's technical skill as a tailor and boundless imagination at the helm of his own label made him one of his generation's most influential designers, despite earning the monicker "enfant terrible" and his penchant for controversy. Soon after his mother died in February 2010, McQueen took his own life. His former assistant, Sarah Burton, who was named head of McQueen's women's wear line in 2000, took over as creative director following his death. She went on to design Kate Middleton's royal wedding gown as well as sister Pipa's head-turning maid of honor dress. 
French designer and Karl Lagerfeld's muse/protege Zahia Dehar shows collections in Paris, but she's also been embroiled in an underage prostitution scandal. In 2010, she was linked to a sex-for-money case that tarnished the reputation of one of France's most beloved soccer stars, Franck Ribery. (He allegedly paid for sex with her when she was under 18, which is illegal in France.) Another French soccer hero, Karim Benzema, was also alleged to have purchased her services while she was underage. 
Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander was convicted in 2008 of 14 counts including forcible rape and was sentenced to 59 years to life in jail. The Beverly Hills designer had been featured on "America's Next Top Model." 
Tatler fashion director Isabella Blow had a knack for discovering British fashion talent, from milliner Philip Treacy and designer Alexander McQueen to models Sophie Dahl and Stella Tennant. She struggled with depression for many years and committed suicide in 2007 while she was stricken with ovarian cancer. 
British supermodel Naomi Campbell was sentenced to a week of community service with the New York City Sanitation Department in 2007 after being convicted for throwing a cell phone at her housekeeper so hard that the woman required stitches. But mopping floors and picking up trash did not stop her from getting a case of air rage a couple of years later, which got her banned from British Airways and another 200 hours of community service and fines ordered by a British court. 
In 2005, supermodel Kate Moss was in the papers, but not because of the clothes she was wearing. Photos were published in The Daily Mirror showing her apparently snorting cocaine. She was not charged with drug offenses, because of weak prospects for a conviction, but she was swiftly dropped from many advertising contracts. 
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