Lauren was building her reputation as a model when this happened. She was slowly working towards the top of the modeling world when all of a sudden, she had to face the severe health problem. When the toxic shock syndrome hit her, Lauren was just 24 years of age. For a model such as her, 24 is the age in which your modeling career is in full bloom and when you are doing the best in your career. It was unfortunate that she had to go through such an excruciating ordeal.