Korshunova's unexpected death, killed under unexplained circumstances, [2] became a longtime controversial subject of international attention. She was discovered in , when All Asia magazine printed a story on Almaty's local German language club, which Korshunova was then attending. Her photograph, which was featured in the article, caught the attention of Debbie Jones of Models 1 ; Jones tracked down and signed up the then year-old Korshunova, [7] who was nicknamed the Russian Rapunzel for her knee—length chestnut hair in her early work. British Vogue hailed Korshunova as "a face to be excited about" in Police stated there were no signs of a struggle in her apartment and concluded that Korshunova's death was an apparent suicide.