Ruslana Korschunowa
Ruslana Sergeyevna Korschunowa ( Russian Руслана Коршунова , English spelling Ruslana Sergeyevna Korshunova ; born July 2, 1987 in Alma-Ata , Kazakh SSR , Soviet Union ; † June 28, 2008 in New York City , New York ) was a Kazakh (ethnically Russian ) Photo model .
Career
Korschunowa was discovered in November 2003 by a booker from the modeling agency Models 1 , who noticed her face in a magazine article about her hometown. She modeled for Donna Karan , Christian Dior , Marc Jacobs , Paul Smith and Vera Wang, among others . She was featured on the covers of Polish and Russian editions of Vogue and French magazine Elle . Most recently she was under contract with the agency IMG Models .
Four days before her 21st birthday, Korschunova committed suicide by jumping nine stories from the balcony of her Manhattan apartment .
Web links
- Profile at fashionmodeldirectory.com (English)
- Kerstin Kohlenberg: Died in beauty . In: Die Zeit , November 27, 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vogue .com: A Face To Be Excited About ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . February 10, 2005.
- ↑ a b Kazakh Model In Apparent Suicide Plunge . Reuters June 29, 2008.
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SURNAME | Korschunowa, Ruslana |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Korschunowa, Ruslana Sergeyevna |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kazakh photo model |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd July 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Alma-Ata , Kazakh SSR , Soviet Union |
DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 2008 |
Place of death | Manhattan , New York City , New York , United States |