Audrey Kathryn Lindvall (August 11, 1982 – August 2, 2006) was an American

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. She was the sister of supermodel Angela Lindvall, and the former face of

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and

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Biography

Born in

Lee's Summit, Missouri Lee's Summit is a city located within the counties of Jackson (primarily) and Cass in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2020 census its population was 101,108, making it the sixth-largest city in bo ...

, to Randall (a pharmacist) and Laura Rasdall, she graduated from

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in June 2001. Growing up with four sisters and one brother, it was her sister, Michelle, that wanted to be a model. Michelle and her other sister Angela, went to local Kansas City fashion shows. It was Angela however that got noticed by Kim Hoffman of Hoffman International. After Angela signed with

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she made it to the top of the fashion world, landing on the cover of

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. It wasn't long before Audrey was noticed by agents and photographers when she visited her sister in New York. Audrey soon signed with Ivan Bart with IMG. Audrey desired to do something ecological, such as designing earth-friendly houses. She used to play with

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as a kid and loved riding her bike. Very health conscious, Lindvall rode her bike in New York City, and did not think anything of riding in Lee's Summit, Missouri. She was hoping to attend college and to pursue other goals outside of modeling. Audrey moved back to her father's house in Lee's Summit during July 2006, a stopping point on her move to

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, to be near Angela and her family. It was there that she was accidentally killed a month later. The British band

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dedicated one of their songs "

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" to her memory.

Death

On August 2, 2006, nine days before her 24th birthday, Lindvall was killed by a truck in

, while out on a bicycle ride with a friend. Lindvall's bike accidentally hit the concrete curb next to a

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convenience store and she was thrown from her bike, landing under the wheels of a moving gas tanker truck.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindvall, Audrey 1982 births 2006 deaths Road incident deaths in Missouri Cycling road incident deaths Truck road incident deaths Female models from Missouri People from Lee's Summit, Missouri 20th-century American women 20th-century American people 21st-century American women Lee's Summit High School alumni

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