Model Ruslana Korshunova: Dies In Apparent Suicide

June 29, 2008

Ruslana Korshunova, 20, was born in Kazakhstan and named the “next big thing” by Vogue magazine. Sadly, her life was cut short on Saturday afternoon when her body was found after what appears to be her suicide.

Around 2:30pm on Saturday afternoon, Korshunova’s body was found in the street outside her posh NYC apartment on Water Street in the Financial district. She lived on the ninth floor and apparently leapt to her death.

It is unknown if anyone was in her apartment at the time or if she left a suicide note but local media reports suggested that witnesses did see the 20-year-old jump from her balcony.

Friends are baffled by her suicide saying that she had just returned from a modeling gig in Paris and seemed “on top of the world.” A friend told the NY Post, “There were no signs. That’s what’s driving me crazy. I don’t see one reason why she would do that.”

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