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Elle MacPherson is in Austria for the annual Vienna Opera Ball, but before she could make it to the exclusive event the Aussie model took a tumble in front of a packed out audience.
The 54-year-old was walking off stage after addressing the media ahead of the high profile soiree when she tripped over something and fell head first down the steps.
WATCH: Australian model Elle MacPherson falls head first off stage
Security personnel and nearby onlookers rushed to “The Body’s” aid, but as an assistant helped her to her feet a reporter thrust a large microphone in her face and asked if she was alright.
Elle hit back: “Yes, you know what it is? There are so many camera flashes I can’t see.”
“That’s why, guys, it’s nice to let us walk a bit.”
The catwalk queen is set to attend the prestigious gala with millionaire businessman Richard Lugner, who pays A-list female celebrities to accompany him every year.
Mr Lugner infamously brought Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner as his double companions in 2014, a night that ended in disaster when a prankster in blackface approached Kardashian pretending to be Kanye West.
Kim immediately left the party but not before Mr Lugner declared to journalists: “Kim is annoying me!”
In previous years, the eccentric tycoon has brought Dita Von Teese, Paris Hilton, Goldie Hawn and Geri Halliwell as his date.
