Michelle Monkhouse

Michelle Kathleen Monkhouse

Biography Born and raised in Toronto, Monkhouse began modeling when she was in Grade 9 at Earl Haig Secondary School, taking part in Toronto Fashion Week and appearing on fashion magazines. Scouted by Ford Models, she took part in New York Fashion Week in 2009.

Death On the morning of February 17, 2011, Monkhouse, then a first-year health and nutrition student at Ryerson University, was driving to her barn in Stouffville, Ontario to ride her horse when black ice caused her to swerve into oncoming traffic, killing her instantly. She was 19 years old.