Supermodel Ruslana Korshunova, threw herself from her ninth floor apartment in New York, according to media reports.
The New York Post and Newsday say 20-year-old Ruslana Korshunova died Saturday afternoon in the Financial District.
At this point, there appear to be no signs of foul play, which lead police to suspect suicide.
A close friend of Korshunova told the New York Post that the model appeared to be “on top of the world.” when they last spoke.
“There’s no way she would have killed herself,” said her crying friend, Kira Titeneva. “She loved life so much.”
The Russian born model was discovered by a senior booker Debbie Jones who saw the photo of Ruslana in the pages of an in flight magazine. The booker was so taken by her classic beauty that she started a search to find her.
“I saw her by chance and she looked like something out of a fairy tale!” Jones told British Vogue. “We had to find her and we searched high and low until we did! She’s really incredible, with feline features and timeless beauty.”
Korshunova was from Kazakhstan and has been on the cover of numerous magazines including French Elle and Russian Vogue.