Playboy Model Tabby Brown Dead at 38

Tabby Brown, a Playboy model, fashion designer and music video star, has died. She was 38. Brown's cause of death has not yet been specified. Her passing was confirmed to The Sun on Tuesday by her former manager.

"Playboy is deeply saddened by the news of Tabby's passing," the magazine shared in a statement to The Messenger. "We are keeping her loved ones in our thoughts."

The London-based model established a name for herself starring in music videos with Snoop Dogg and B.o.B., along with appearing in Cosmopolitan and Elle. She also made headlines for dating soccer players Raheem Sterling and Mario Balotelli. Brown was linked to Balotelli for seven months before splitting, telling The Mirror in 2013 that she "really fell" for him. 

"He told me he wanted us to settle down and have a family," Brown said. "Then I found out he was having a baby with his ex, there were constant stories about him partying with other women, and all the 'she’s just a friend' texts.

She added, "So I ended it in November. Mario couldn’t believe it and thought he could sweet-talk me into going back to him."

Brown, who held a master's degree in marketing, revealed to Snoop Dogg in a resurfaced interview from 2012, that she harbored aspirations outside modeling.

"I can always go back to the business world," she said. "You have to set a foundation for yourself first and foremost. I am not going to be able to model when I am 50."

In turn, the rapper called Brown "more than a video vixen," noting "the experience, the soul, the struggle, the hustle."