Presley Gerber’s family broke their silence on his death with a raw statement calling the 27-year-old a “beautiful soul.”
Cindy Crawford, 59, and husband Rande Gerber posted the tribute to Instagram on behalf of themselves and their daughter Kaia Gerber, 23, following the model’s death last month. The statement marked the family’s first public words since the loss.
“We are beyond heartbroken to lose our beloved son and brother,” the family wrote on Instagram. “We feel so blessed to have had Presley in our lives for 27 years.”
The statement emphasized Presley’s character and how he moved through the world. “He is a sweet, beautiful soul who loved and is loved, now and forever,” the family continued. “We are so proud of how he showed up in the world, with kindness and vulnerability.”
Presley Gerber, the eldest child of the supermodel and the nightlife entrepreneur, had worked as a fashion model and photographer. He appeared in campaigns for major brands and walked runways in New York and Europe, building a career that echoed his mother’s iconic presence in the industry while pursuing his own creative path behind the camera.
The family’s post also acknowledged the wave of support that followed news of his death. “We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support from so many who know and love our family and even strangers who feel our pain,” they wrote.
The tribute closed with a direct farewell to Presley. “Til we meet again our sweet boy,” the family wrote. “We love you forever, Mom, Dad and Kaia.”
The death at age 27 placed Presley Gerber among a string of young celebrity losses this year that have drawn mourning from across the entertainment and fashion worlds. Tributes had already surfaced from figures including Paris Hilton, who remembered his “gentle heart,” and Kid Rock, who called the death a “tragedy” and said Crawford and Rande Gerber “did everything humanly possible.”
The family statement arrived weeks after reports emerged that Presley had checked into rehab hours before his death, according to a source cited by NBC News. The circumstances surrounding his final hours had fueled intense media speculation and online discussion before the family’s direct address.
Kaia Gerber, who followed her mother into modeling and has appeared in film and television roles, had been spotted maintaining professional commitments in the weeks following her brother’s death. The siblings had grown up largely in the public eye, with both parents achieving celebrity status in the 1990s and maintaining high-profile careers.
The Instagram post represented a notably personal turn for a family that had largely kept private during the initial coverage of Presley’s death. Neither Crawford nor Rande Gerber had previously spoken on social media about the loss, though Kaia had been reported as “heartbroken” in coverage citing unnamed sources close to the family.