Topic: Fashion Model Falls from Apartment; Dies
Rapunzel's photo
Sat 06/28/08 11:23 PM
Edited by Rapunzel on Sat 06/28/08 11:26 PM
what would possess a very lovely aspiring young model
in the prime of her life & career to jump to her death ? sad

are the pressures of that business just too much to handle? :cry:




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Posted: Saturday, 28 June 2008 7:50PM

Fashion Model Falls from Apartment; Dies


NEW YORK -- A fashion model, in the prime of her modeling career, fell from her apartment in the Financial District, and died.

The New York Daily News says 20 year old Ruslana Korshunova, fell from the 9th floor of her hi-rise apartment at 126 Water Street around 2:30 p.m. this afternoon.

Korshunova was born on July 2, 1987, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

She was discovered in 2003 by Debbi Jones, a Senior Booker for Models 1, who saw Korshunova's picture in an in-flight magazine.

Since then, she has modeled for famous designers including Nina Ricci, Marc Jacobs and Cynthia Rowley.

Police are still investigating the situation.










Derrek13's photo
Sat 06/28/08 11:26 PM
Not to be mean, but it really could have been an accident. Some good looking women aren't very smart and rely on looks to get them throught life....I'm gonna open a window...AAAAHHHHH!

armbender's photo
Sat 06/28/08 11:26 PM
thats very sad :cry:
she and her family are in my prayers

Rapunzel's photo
Sat 06/28/08 11:28 PM
Edited by Rapunzel on Sat 06/28/08 11:29 PM

Not to be mean, but it really could have been an accident. Some good looking women aren't very smart and rely on looks to get them throught life....I'm gonna open a window...AAAAHHHHH!



thank you ...i understand that..flowerforyou

but i also read that some construction netting
around her apartment's balcony had been cut :cry:

MirrorMirror's photo
Sat 06/28/08 11:29 PM
tears unfortunatetears

Rapunzel's photo
Sat 06/28/08 11:32 PM
http://wizbangpop.com/2008/06/28/model-ruslana-korshunova-commits-suicide.php

Moondark's photo
Sat 06/28/08 11:33 PM
That industry is extremely high stress and surprisingly oppressive. If she didn't have a good support network, I could see the stress getting to someone.

Derrek13's photo
Sat 06/28/08 11:34 PM


Not to be mean, but it really could have been an accident. Some good looking women aren't very smart and rely on looks to get them throught life....I'm gonna open a window...AAAAHHHHH!



thank you ...i understand that..flowerforyou

but i also read that some construction netting
around her apartment's balcony had been cut :cry:

Models are under tremendous amounts of pressure from agents, Publicists, Magazines, etc. to look a certain way, and sometimes the pressure to succeed is too much. I can see how one would crack and do the unthinkable.

Rapunzel's photo
Sat 06/28/08 11:47 PM
i know they are under soo much pressure ..

but gosh, she was doing so well...


Oh, how sad to have her precious
life cut off so short


gosh, i was 20 years old when my husband

and i had our very first baby ...

Just starting out


her family must be just devastated

ujGearhead's photo
Sun 06/29/08 02:05 AM
Maybe somebody told her she was in the prime of her career? If you've reached the peak by the time you're 20 it kinda doesn't give you a whole lot to look forward to!