Fashion Industry Leads to Suicide of Young Model

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2008/06/the_ugly_side_o.php

Model Ruslana Korshunova made it clear how she felt about her life as a model as she dove from her Water St. Apartment on Saturday June 28, 2008, killing herself. Korshunova was an up-and-coming model, making a big name for herself in the fashion world and having already appeared on the covers of French Elle and Russian Vogue. Her boyfriend, Mark Kaminsky, says that she was happy and one of the top models. Artem Perchenok, an ex-boyfriend, says that her career was taking off and she was travelling the world. Her blog website, however, featured quotes like, “I’m so lost... Will I ever find myself?” It is clear that this young woman was having some emotional issues and was not as pleased with the life she was living. The fashion industry can have this affect on women. After being turned down many times, or being told that there are things about yourself that need to be changed, depression and emotional instability can arise. Usually, factors like these lead to anorexia or bulimia, but other times problems like drug or alcohol abuse, or even suicide in this case, can become an issue. This website demonstrates yet another influence the fashion world can have on the life of a fashion-icon.