On June 28, 2008, 20-year-old Russian supermodel Ruslana Kolshunova fell to her death from the 9th floor balcony of her residence in downtown New York。Behind this tragedy that shocked the fashion industry is a shady curtain of transnational trafficking of underage girls - Jeffrey Epstein's "Lori Island".
Ruslana was originally a Russian girl of Kazakh originAt the age of 15, she was discovered by talent scouts, and quickly became popular in the fashion circle with her shawl chestnut hair, and was known as the "Rapunzel Princess of Russia".
She has shot commercials for big names including Marc Jacobs, DKNY, Vera Wang, and has been on the cover of Vogue magazines. In 2008, she appeared on the cover of the prestigious fashion magazine of The New York Times.
However, when her career reached its peak, Ruslana's life ended tragically. The suicide note she left behind reveals the pain and confusion before her birth: homesickness, difficulty balancing heavy work, and emotional problems. But what really led her to decide to end her life was probably a crucial flight two years ago
In 2006, 18-year-old Ruthlana boarded Jeffrey Epstein's private jetTraveled to its private resort island in the Caribbean, "Little St. James's Island", and after returning developed serious psychological problems.
This mysterious "Loli Island" is ostensibly a vacation paradise serving the wealthy and powerful, but in fact it is a huge human trafficking syndicate. Epstein used his financial resources and connections to organize the recruitment of underage girls for a long time, and then provided them to the elite of society for sexual exploitation. This appalling criminal act has also become an important cause of Ruslana's mental pollution and the end of her life.
The powerful figures involved behind the Epstein case have made the matter even more confusing. According to the flight log, Bill Clinton also boarded Epstein's private jet several times before**. The writer Haruki Murakami once publicly accused Clinton of "failing to stop this." One can imagine what kind of turmoil it will cause to the US political and business circles if the truth is revealed.
The death of a girl involves the evil of power and morality. Ruslana's tragedy will also be a key part of unraveling the truth about this transnational human trafficking syndicate. We hope that truth and justice will finally be served, and that a bright life will be restored with dignity and justice.
The success and glamour in the fashion circle, the dirt and darkness hidden behind it, also need to be faced. A girl who chooses to die because of outside harm deserves more attention and sympathy from people rather than simply being labeled as a "success" or a "failure."
We need to maintain the warmth of humanity in a stressful society, and be more tolerant and understanding, rather than just looking at the results. Only in this way can more Ruslana be prevented from repeating the mistakes of the past. This is not only a mourning for her, but also a watch for those sunshine girls, so that they will not fall frequently.