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Margaux Hemingway was found dead on July 2, 1996

The supermodel had graced the covers of many magazines, with Time dubbing her "New York's Supermodel"

Margaux previously spoke to PEOPLE about her struggles with alcohol, saying, "For a time, I was living the life of Ernest Hemingway"

She was once thought to be the face of a generation, but on July 2, 1996, supermodel Margaux Hemingway, the granddaughter of beloved writer Ernest Hemingway , was found dead in her Southern California apartment.

The model and actress, who graced the cover of countless fashion magazines in the 1970s, died from a “massive overdose of barbiturate,” the Los Angeles Times reported . A spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner later said the official cause of death was “acute barbiturate

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