russian rapunzel: the story of ruslana korshunova

[@blyy00x]

Description was auto-deleted sometime in May by a KZbin error. Re-uploading this in a comment in case YT does this again: [Description was auto-deleted by a KZbin error previously. It has now been re-uploaded]. 0:00 Introduction 2:02 Discovery 5:37 Career 7:26 Highlight and Downfall 9:58 A Turn for the Worse 11:01 Rose of the World 13:16 The Day Before 15:07 June 28th, 2008 17:39 Anastasia Drozdova Sources: Ruslana Korshunova’s Profile on Fashion Model Directory. Caught in a Love Triangle by Erin Calabrese. The Dark Side of Modelling: What Models Hide Under Fashionable Outfits article on The Fashionisto. The Life of a Fashion Model: Gruelling, Not Glitzy as heard on Talk of the Nation. Video Material from Last Looks: Mysterious Fall of The Russian Rapunzel. Supermodel’s Death Plunge by Melissa Jane Kronfeld. The Desperate Last Days of Russian Supermodel, 20, Who Took Running Leap from New York Office Building by Kieran Corcoran. Ruslana Korshunova (S*icide or M*rder) by Maryam Mughal. A Face to Be Excited About by Vogue. Book Reignites Mystery Over Model’s S*icide Sect by ABC News. Death of a Supermodel by David Usborne. Email for any enquiries: [e-mail]

[@summerwhixh]

The modelling industry is wicked. They pluck the youngest most naive and then after abusing them, they are disgarded as they grow older and self aware.

[@missdaydreamss]

🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@Lilbbpickle]

Ya absolute trash would never want to be apart of it

[@Iflie]

Yes and they don't make enough money to live in the expensive cities. Even the modeling apartments charge a ton of rent just to give them a bed. That's just another way they make money out of these young girls. They start having to go to parties that sort of hire models to be there, that swiftly runs into "go sit with this rich guy that gives you tips" right into escorting. Plus it seems especially eastern europeans and russian girls are raised to think marrying rich is a good option if you are pretty , but these guys are not going to marry you. And she would be ashamed of telling her mother what she'd been doing. Shame leads to selfloathing.

[@Em-wk5ns]

@@Iflie Exactly, I know a girl how do modeling as part time job, next to her trade school. Sometimes she don't get paid. She can have the cloths. But cloths doesn't pay your bills.

[@Iflie]

@@Em-wk5ns Yeah and they string them along by saying it's for their portfolio but in the meantime they only hire them because they are free. I think unless a modeling agency snaps you up and pays for pictures for you and sends you out for high level castings...modeling is not going to be your career. Even the ones who do get that and walk catwalks in a fashion week can still not make money enough to really live. So really it's not a dream girls or boys for that matter should have. Maybe doing it as a hobby is fun but you probably get into contact with creeps.

[@mildred298]

Being beautiful’s main curse is feeling like you’ll never be loved, because being beautiful is something that men seem to be blinded by, and end up treating you more like an accessory rather than a human with a heart. I still think she was killed, but her depression for feeling like she’ll never find love will forever resonate with me. She deserved to be treated better her angelic energy radiates through her pictures. r.i.p to this beautiful fairy 🧚🏻‍♀️

[@Mariannalivingston999]

Such a bunch of B….

[@nayaabshah1155]

Yes beauty can be a curse, people will seek to use you or will hate your for it

[@Mariannalivingston999]

@@nayaabshah1155 means you’re not very beautiful and just want to feel better

[@harsh3948]

She should have looked for a blind man then

[@mildred298]

@@Mariannalivingston999 if you’re ugly just say that 😂😂😂people like you clearly don’t know what it’s like 💅🏻 beauty is a double edged sword. If you can’t see that it’s either because you’re ugly or bitter because you can’t get a bad bitch. Nobody’s fault 💁🏻‍♀️

[@littlelily4]

I remember when she died, I was about 15 yo and in my room I had a poster of her Nina Ricci campaign...I didn't know her but her story was so sad it really affected me RIP to this beauty and icon. I hope her family and friends have found peace after this terrible loss

[@Ana_Lev]

One day, I hope Vlada (Roslyakova) does an interview on her friendship with Ruslana. I wonder what she thinks happened and to hear her perspective on the modelling world. Controversial opinion but I think Ruslana was murdered. RIP beautiful girl.

[@harrychapin808]

Murdered by whom, though? Certainly not by the man who dropped her off. Someone in Epstein's circle or hired by him?! And who was supposed to take her to Pennsylvania?? This young lady was an innocent child poisoned by the fashion industry. Wish she would have gone to university instead. RUSLANA was delicate and sensitive soul!! You look like a model as well. Young girls should stay away from these vultures.

[@anamacklis2355]

@@harrychapin808 she went to the Epstein island, so this explains a lot

[@alloallo1839]

Nobody knows it. But her mother said, a head specialist of criminal of Ukraine saw analises and said that it is hit of car, not falling. There are more enigma than answers​@@harrychapin808

[@littlelily4]

Yes she was on the list...but what if she committed suicide because she was forced to do horrible things on the island ? One of Epstein's victims tried to commit suicide multiple times

[@Mariannalivingston999]

Many of these girls work secretly as high end escorts, but the men they meet fall in love and want to have them. Any model that would speak out publicly might be murdered or attacked like Karen Mulden was. Models learn to keep their mouth shut on these things or they lose their position. I’ve always wondered if the Neon Demon was about her though, where the model is being pushed into death by other models who practise witchcraft in the end.

[@yespls6260]

Imagine being as stunning as she was, yet the modeling industry doesn't want you anymore.. wild. I wish she had stayed in school. Clearly was a smart woman being fluent in so many languages.

[@nayaabshah1155]

She was an angel who lived a hell on earth. May she be in a better place now

[@louisestevenson5102]

She's a victim in Epstein island saga

[@anamacklis2355]

this!

[@olgarodionova27]

Dang didn't think of it like that

[@123lOVELiFElIFELOVE]

There should be an age standard globally as to when people are allowed to model in any industry. The horror these children/young people go through is not okay. Clearly she was used and abused by disgusting dirty men who then blocked her career chances.

[@htsunmiku]

I wish. How the industry is, they clearly have a preference for girls who look young. (Pretty much everything said by that photographer in the first few minutes) So the industry needs to change. They just don't want "older" (over 20 or so😅) women.

[@dontcuffme]

I was in college at that time, at Pace Uni a few blocks away staying in the dorms on fulton. I was walking down the street and watched her body hit the ground from about a block away. I didn't know who she was, just saw her splayed out, and found out later on. I was traumatized. It was a horribly hot summer day, sort of a still, totally oppressive heat. Eerie.

[@ЕкатеринаЦарева-ю5ш]

That is, you saw the moment Ruslana fell from a height? Since there is a version that it was a murder

[@dontcuffme]

I saw her body hit the ground. So I was not looking up, I was only looking forward as I walked and as she hit the street. So I never saw her jump, or if anyone pushed her. It was just her body, tragically.

[@ЕкатеринаЦарева-ю5ш]

Understood. I also heard a version that she did not fall from a height at all, but that someone had already thrown her body out of the car or that she was hit by a car. Since Ruslana's relatives said that if she had fallen from a height, her body would have been very badly damaged. However, her face was whole.@@dontcuffme

[@dontcuffme]

who would lie about this? lots of people saw it. if you live in manhattan, you see things. I didn't even know who she was.@@scrumptiouseggs

[@dontcuffme]

I do remember seeing no blood. Or at least, from my distance. And there was definitely no car accident. I was there right as she hit the ground, about a block away. @@ЕкатеринаЦарева-ю5ш​

[@banksta3]

Apparently she was flown to Epstein Island 2 years before she lept. 😢

[@_1kristina403]

Это бред она там была по рабочим моментам Сначала узнайте ситуацию нормально а потом комментируйте

[@darkromanticism13]

@@_1kristina403 Вы для начала серию фильмов посмотрите, как с другими жертвами поступали ( почерк один и тот же), а потом свою "правду" пишите. Ее в секту поместили специально по промывке мозгов, как раньше поступали со всеми, кого впутывали в свои извращенные игры влиятельные люди. После острова она и изменилась и перестала на себя походить. А когда в блоге захотела просветить людям о всех ужасах, ее сразу же убрали.

[@sharong8511]

“Work reasons” my ass! These young women were virtually prisoners on the private island. Ruslana was everything Epstein and his pimp desired: a young, slender, beautiful girl! Give your head a shake, hochukota.

[@_1kristina403]

@@darkromanticism13 я не говорила что мои слова это чистая правда но и впутывать девушку с этим … Эпштейном нет оснований только потому что она там была ? Кроме нее там были многие но почему то именно ее имя везде вписывают кто то пустил слух что Руслана там была откуда вам знать может хотят чтобы о ней перестали говорить ? Сейчас как раз начали ее обсуждать а точнее до этого Эпштейна ее уже обсуждали и выходили ролики версии ее смерти Ее убили такие же завистники и сплетники …

[@_1kristina403]

@@darkromanticism13 я знаю про секту эти версии обсуждают уже много лет они такие же спорные как и тема с Эпштейном Одно ясно это то что она умерла не от суицида никакого а ее убили

[@yagmurhzlan4451]

main problem in this story: men

[@sylviethefairy3960]

👏🏽

[@sandraace8481]

MEN ☕

[@Haroon81282]

@@sandraace8481 how

[@user-Kova15]

@@yagmurhzlan4451 someone’s an incel

[@user-Kova15]

@@Haroon81282they’re incels, don’t pay them any mind

[@harrychapin808]

Yil... your voice and presentation are nothing less than AMAZING. Your gentleness is what this story needed. This innocent child would still be here had she decided on university instead of modeling. She wasn't even 21...my god. It's a horrible tragedy whether suicide or murder... she's not here anymore. She just wanted to be LOVED. She didn't understand that those wealthy men had no intention of marrying her. A broken 💔 heart at that age is very traumatizing. Yes, her face and body were flawlessly beautiful, but her HEART ♥ and SOUL were so much more beautiful. Her poor mother... I don't know how she managed. The fashion world ONLY CARES ABOUT "MONEY 💵!!" I wish I could rewing time and tell her, "NO Ruslana... go home to your mother and brother; then go to university in Germany. You don't have to search for love...it will find you." And the other model, as well. That "Rose Cult" made her situation worse. AND who knows what happened on epstein's island?!

[@stepcollazo8134]

Shes gorgeous. This is so sad..i wouldnt or couldn't leave my child by herself to model knowing theres so much predators out her grooming young girls...its nyc hell nooo

[@anna_kaiaa]

I love your voice omg its so calming 😭❤️

[@Saraflowerk]

I'm sorry to hear she passed. You hear messages telling women not to dull their light, but sadly the darkest people can be attracted to you when you shine bright. The modeling industry attracts darkness and perpetuates harsh standards for weight/height/etc. but in this case it's the opportunistic men and the cult to blame.

[@berry6467]

The opportunistic men who stripped her purity and her glory started to dwindle and turn dark from the cult.

[@Saraflowerk]

@@berry6467 I'm glad they dwindled. Weak little demon wanna bes

[@meeracle_child]

I know what it’s like being used by men and being seen as an object! It’s heartbreaking! A beauty like that might have gone through 10X worse! It sucks how women are treated

[@television_heaven]

your video is the most informative i’ve seen about her, good job, may her soul rest

[@yeranishunor]

"Men sleep with the woman in the photograph, not you" That hit hard. 😢

[@Luvluna19]

So sad I hope she finds peace it’s so sad her mother was so right , I can’t imagine the sadness and regret her mother must have felt

[@felicia7509]

such a great video essay, inspired my for an upcomiung article im planing to write. Much love from germany

[@Em-wk5ns]

If you not a nepo baby or a famous influencer with millions of follower, the way to get in a successfull long life as a model is hard. Agency often take the nepo baby insted of a professional model with more experience and better walk. They know, if the parents show up, they have the free publicity. Otherwise, Leni Klum and Lilly Rose Depp are never bookt on so huge brands like Chanel.

[@louisebotos7321]

what's a nepo baby?

[@Em-wk5ns]

@@louisebotos7321 A napo baby is a child with famous parents. With the connection from the parents, it's easier for the kids to get into the model business or acting or get millions of followers on social media. They get the special treatment. Hayle Bieber is the daughter of Stephen Baldwin a actor. In my opinion she is not fashion model material but big brands hire her for big campaign.

[@peachesandcream22]

@@louisebotos7321 It's a slang term of a celebrity, who was born into a celeb family and has more opportunity to career due to nepotism.

[@louisebotos7321]

@@peachesandcream22 ahhhh!

[@anhgels]

I cant find ny information on the rose cult can anybody help mee?

[@blyy00x]

Captions are available in the settings. Let me know in the comments what you think about Ruslana's story, if you remember her Nina Ricci ad campaign, who your favourite models are and if you've ever dreamt of becoming a model yourself (or maybe you've had experience with that world)!

[@libertadrebenga7343]

No one should be forced to model!

[@asassynation9955]

I remember the Nina Ricci ad! I loved it and thought she was absolutely beautiful. ❤ I’m very sad to learn of her story, and even more so that she was so young too. 😢 How tragic. I think the cult is at fault.

[@nadinebentel2362]

How can I let you know my thoughts on her story if you only show 2 minutes of it ???

[@raerae1885]

Underrated channel fr :))

[@blyy00x]

Thanks, Rae Rae! 💖

[@xSweetCyaniide]

Since there is a line of people why werent they question about Jef E? Seems everyone knew him... this girl was fed to him.

[@nancyferrer4386]

Yes, she died from the fall. But, whose to say if she jumped or was Physically thrown out the window. I am going with the 2nd option. She was owed quite a sum of money from one of those New York agencies. To the point she was suing. Does not appear to me she was living the life of luxury in that apartment. So where is her money? She should of had millions in a bank account her face was on covers of magazines, advertisements and run way walks.

[@Babybunnyxox]

Yes, I totally agree!!! The legal battle was going to be initiated at the age of 21. She died days before her birthday. Not a coincidence. Her mother never saw a penny of her earnings and above all her mother is begging to know what happened to her child, she does not accept the s word. A mother knows, and in this case it’s crystal clear. The police wrapped this case up with a quickness that is highly suspect, far from the norm. As if they had received instruction to do so… She also landed meters away from the building and it has been questioned how she could eject herself so far from the building. Or else she flew like an angel 🥺🤧👼 Sorry for all the word vom, this is literally my Roman Empire. I can’t stand injustice, especially when no one is looking for the answers. I hope her kworders come to light. 🥺

[@HK-cp8tm]

So sad, thank you for sharing her story

[@西園寺佳奈]

She was very beautiful poor girl.

[@AM-pleistocene]

She deserved so much better than this, I wish she had known how loveable she was, and i hope all who abused her rot in jail or live in misery. RIP Ruslana...

[@Giro_uchi]

Brrrooooo hearing this is so painful she seemed so innocent and that innocence was stripped out of her

[@BecomingaQueen]

🌺 “Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” 🌺💐🌺

[@nikki88875]

Ruslana's hair being cut is something a woman would do. Were the police thorough?

[@Babybunnyxox]

The police wrapped this case up with extreme haste. Almost as of they were pushed to do so, that’s my thought. Her mother firmly believes it wasn’t scide.

[@takashitv9855]

She was also Kazakh rapunzel) Kazakh people love her too

[@mamas7310]

She was born to slavic parents, no Kazakh roots

[@marisolet]

⁠​⁠@@mamas7310 but she was born and raised in kazakhstan. she likely felt closer to that country.

[@mamas7310]

@@marisolet she was born in Chukotka, Russia and was berried in Moscow, so she likely felt closer to Russia

[@marisolet]

@@mamas7310 almaty, kazakhstan.

[@marisolet]

@@mamas7310 almaty, kazakhstan.

[@stephannypereira9449]

Me foi recomendado este canal recentemente, estou impressionada com o seu talento para o jornalismo investigativo. Já tinha visto outros documentários sobre a Ruslana, mas este é o melhor. Pude conhecer-lá melhor e entende-lá. Foi muito sensível a forma que você nos apresentou a Ruslana. Veio em um momento propício, eu estou pensando em modelar.😙 Beijos e desejo muito sucesso para você.😙

[@blyy00x]

Thank you so much, Stephanny. Hope your modelling journey goes well! ❤️☺️

[@useeeer4]

ah uma brasileira ❤

[@berry6467]

Her mother was very intuitive she knew the end of the path her daughter would take hence she reminded her of the proverb! So sad, sometimes it’s wise to listen our parents counsel and gut instincts. Not everything we want is meant for us.

[@DavidBling-w6t]

She's the greatest to ever grace the industry

[@JHavens99]

I love all your videos

[@blyy00x]

Thanks, JHavens99. 💖✨ Feel free to suggest video topics. ☺️🙌🏻

[@stepcollazo8134]

Wait pause..🤚she goes to a private island and meets Epstein?.they didnt say that in the interview

[@blyy00x]

A lot of articles said she was invited to Epstein’s island after capturing his attention. Perhaps nothing happened, but still strange.

[@anamacklis2355]

@@blyy00x new information is out, stating that she actually went to that island. in his airplane

[@Mariannalivingston999]

It’s obvious a powerful man who couldn’t have her took her out- that happens more often than you think. Women like her don’t kill themselves, that’s what you want to think so you feel better about yourselves

[@itzel.marquez1827]

Her mother probably cannot forgive herself that she agreed to that contract, her intuition was right, she felt her baby should not leavd

[@naeriel7971]

the fact she cut her hair before jumping is so upsetting...

[@anamacklis2355]

This model went to the Epstein island, so this explains a lot

[@magnolias444]

she was a victim

[@anamacklis2355]

@@magnolias444 exactly

[@toneseeland]

The Epstein connection should be looked into.

[@anymilk515]

She was stunning..I always look at her when I need to see truly beauty. She would be best Sansa Stark by the way, I wish she would be alive😭

[@Autumnleafinthewind]

@@anymilk515 What a nonsensical comment. All you care about is how she looks not the fact that she died a tragic death.

[@aleepinchi]

i love your voice

[@TreyAri]

I personally don't think it's a murder or something. Just a depression :(

[@4april13]

poor the beautiful, pure and naive girl. The pure, cute, and warm-hearted girl like her deserve the protection. God, please protect all girl and woman out of evil eyes 😥

[@r-3654]

Cool channel.

[@blyy00x]

Thanks, r-3654. 💖😆

[@Kerisajustbored]

I heard that IMG stole millions of dollars from her before her mother could sue she died I'm not sure if this true

[@dianacryer]

Cults always destroy people in one way or another.

[@gtg488w]

Who knows what really happened. So scary and sad

[@IONov990]

What eye condition did Ruslana have that kept her eyes shiny?

[@nikki88875]

None of the Brazilian models came close to the beauty and depth of Ruslana.

[@Babybunnyxox]

She was thrown. On her 21st birthday she would begin proceedings to sue her manager who was withholding a huge chunk of her money. She died days before it. She was at the height of her career. Her mother never saw a penny of her earnings after her mu*der. She knew too much about the shady people surrounding her - the parties, droogs and lord knows what else. I will never believe she viciously ripped that scaffolding and somehow narrowly ejected herself through the hole and floated meters away from the building, landing on her back. She was swung. And it’s very chilling that the last movie she watched was Ghost, in which there is a line “I didn’t jump. I didn’t do it. They pushed me.” Ruslana was killiled.

[@h.b.p1197]

These kind of cults should be banned

[@SmileonSunflower316]

I feel movie tangled (2010) came true reality of Ruslana, only TRUTH is with her for what truly happens, I remember that commercial 🍎 reach, 🏝️

[@gracafaria1861]

RIP Ruslana 🕯🥀...so sad that i can´t believe it!

[@carolinejones8382]

What a lovely voice the narrator has in this video some of them are so ill-spoken that it puts me off watching the video but not here

[@patriciarowe6685]

R.I.P Ruslana. ❤

[@bryanmarcellin2544]

Mother knows best sometimes the truth hurts it's for our own well-being..It was difficult because she did not have the mental capacity to break away and move on she was young and vulnerable...May she rip and her family find solace

[@bounca2006]

0:10 is the walk of dreams.

[@sandrasingh802]

Her mother and her fears about her daughter were right….its heartbreaking.

[@Marymare-katniss]

Rest in peace angels 😔💔💔🤍🤍☮️

[@useeeer4]

cara, é tao estranho uma mulher bonita, que trabalhava com a beleza escolher se jogar da sacada, não é impossível, só é bem suspeito, fui saber esses dias que ela foi convidada q ilha do Epstein bem bizarro, oq fizeram com ela la ou o que ela fez? eu acredito que tenham perseguido ela!

[@gi.bberish]

You have beauty, wealth and intelligence - what is left? I apologize, but I believe that stating that women like her do not kill themselves is the most idiotic and narcissistic affirmation people can make. You are grown to be convinced that nothing matters, have an imenssive belief that your father's absence is yours to blame and is used by different men for your looks. There is a whole void there. Of course we can give credit to everything that there is to discuss (the whole involvement of JE and cult reliance). But I just regard we can give credit to the idea that she inalived herself and maintain a little respect for this matter.

[@scroogemcduckrich9705]

Epstein…

[@stefdiazdiaz7067]

I think the early death of her father hit her hard and condition her future relationships with men.

[@ciarakristos111]

Looking at Ruslana's boyfriends, I see that they weren't good-looking enough for her. Beautiful women should be with beautiful men... R.I.P., Ruslana. x 💙

[@lifeevent88]

Prince Andrew enters

[@aay_itsme]

She reminds me of Adriana Lima and Natalie Portman ❤

[@velvettemplton]

✨

[@blyy00x]

✨✨

[@smartbutvapid]

so sad

[@Lalaland099]

Who's the handsome tycoon she was madly inlove with?

[@mia-cc9lz]

ela parecia uma sereia

[@sarah-ui1gd]

She was murdered Rest In Peace i wonder what she knew 😢

[@natty2760]

To kill a fairy. 😐

[@Ardita_mm]

Why is the editing so odd?

[@farrah9748]

* in what way?

[@lauracoty6107]

The "Fashion" ✨️ Field Is `Glamorous, ...But `Dangerous ☠️ & `Furious! ! 😮《《《 laura s. coty `aka... She's `Fashion's.... "born",... `n./ "Fashion's "... 😢 》》》

[@nadhirahmohd4548]

She died because suicide @ killed😢

[@crystalseed.422.4]

So sad

[@Itsthestartreatment]

Suuurrreee because you've been a model right?

[@eo0-g9j]

poor girl..

[@fyodordostoyevskyfangirl]

To become a model is to objectify yourself.

[@kvrusa]

@@fyodordostoyevskyfangirl not always

[@empressx_]

😞

[@sophiakatherine222]

I’m sorry for looking into ur eyes without permission

[@jazminrodriguez8536]

P

[@DavidBling-w6t]

Miss her wish i could marry her

[@hannahbaxter8825]

So sad