Popular name Ruslana Korshunova
Birth name Ruslana Sergeyevna Korshunova
Birth date July 2, 1987
Birth place Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died June 28, 2008 (aged 20)
Place Manhattan, New York, United States
Occupation Fashion model
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Hair color Ash-blond
Eye color Grey
Measurements 84-61-86 (EU), 33-24-34 (US)
Dress size 3 4 (EU), 4 (US), 6 (UK)
Ruslana Sergeyevna Korshunova was a Kazakh model of Russian descent. After establishing herself as a rising figure in the fashion industry by posing for magazines like Vogue and designers such as Vera Wang and Nina Ricci. Korshunova's death, which was ruled a suicide, became the subject of international attention. Her father, Sergey Korshunov, died in 1992 when she was 5 years old. Her mother, Valentina (née Kutenkova) and her brother, Ruslan, live in Kazakhstan. She spoke fluent Russian, English and German. She was discovered in 2003, when All Asia magazine printed a story on Almaty's local German language club, which Korshunova was then attending. Her photograph, which was featured in the article, caught the attention of Debbie Jones of Models 1; Jones tracked down and signed up the then 15-year-old Korshunova, who was nicknamed the Russian Rapunzel for her long knee length chestnut hair in her early work. Korshunova was represented by IMG (New York, Paris, London and Milan), Beatrice (Milan), Traffic Models (Barcelona), Marilyn Models and iCasting Moscow, which was her mother agency. British Vogue hailed Korshunova as "a face to be excited about" in 2005. Korshunova modeled for the covers of French Elle and the Polish and Russian versions of Vogue. She also modeled in print-ads for Blugirl by Blumarine, Clarins, Ghost, Girbaud, Kenzo Accessories, Marithé & François, Max Studio, Moschino, Old England, Pantene Always Smooth, Paul Smith, and Vera Wang lingerie. Death On June 28, 2008 at around 2:30 p.m., Korshunova died after falling from the ninth-floor balcony of her apartment at 130 Water Street in Manhattan's Financial District.
Source http://agiosubaruss.blogspot.com/2010/11/ruslana-korshunova.html
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