'The Russian Rapunzel'
November 4th 2010 03:12
Very long hair often has the effect of turning an average-looking woman into a beauty, simply because long hair in itself is so appealing to so many of us. But every now and then you'll come across a woman who was gorgeous to begin with, and whose extra-long hair turns her into something akin to a goddess. Ruslana Korshunova was one of these women.
Ruslana was a rising star in the modelling industry when her life was tragically cut short at the age of 20, when she fell to her death from the balcony of her ninth-floor New York apartment in June 2008. Though the circumstances surrounding the fall were considered suspicious - with various sources claiming that the model was murdered - the official cause of death has been named as a suicide.
Discovered when she was just fifteen years old, Ruslana modelled for Clarins, Nina Ricci, Vera Wang, Kenzo and various international designers, as well as doing ads for Pantene and appearing on the covers of French Elle magazine, and Polish and Russian Vogue.
Her trademark knee-length hair was a big feature of all the work she did, until she had it cut to her waist later on in her career. But even with shorter hair (although, let's be realistic here... waist-length hair is still a long way from what you'd call short), Ruslana maintained an exquisite, ultra-feminine beauty that made her tragic passing seem all the more surreal.
Here's a collection of photographs of the stunning Ruslana Korshunova, who as a teenager was aptly nicknamed 'The Russian Rapunzel.'
R.I.P. Ruslana Korshunova, 1987 - 2008
Ruslana was a rising star in the modelling industry when her life was tragically cut short at the age of 20, when she fell to her death from the balcony of her ninth-floor New York apartment in June 2008. Though the circumstances surrounding the fall were considered suspicious - with various sources claiming that the model was murdered - the official cause of death has been named as a suicide.
Discovered when she was just fifteen years old, Ruslana modelled for Clarins, Nina Ricci, Vera Wang, Kenzo and various international designers, as well as doing ads for Pantene and appearing on the covers of French Elle magazine, and Polish and Russian Vogue.
Her trademark knee-length hair was a big feature of all the work she did, until she had it cut to her waist later on in her career. But even with shorter hair (although, let's be realistic here... waist-length hair is still a long way from what you'd call short), Ruslana maintained an exquisite, ultra-feminine beauty that made her tragic passing seem all the more surreal.
Here's a collection of photographs of the stunning Ruslana Korshunova, who as a teenager was aptly nicknamed 'The Russian Rapunzel.'
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