Picture the glittering runway lights fading into the shadows as two rising supermodels—Anouska De Georgiou, a British teen lured from London, and Ruslana Korshunova, the Kazakh “Russian Rapunzel” with knee-length hair—stepped into Jeffrey Epstein’s world, promised glamour and opportunity, only to become disposable pawns in his predatory web.
Unsealed flight logs and court testimonies reveal Anouska endured years of grooming and abuse by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at his homes worldwide, later bravely testifying as the first UK accuser. Ruslana, just 18, flew on the infamous Lolita Express to his private island in 2006—two years before she tragically jumped to her death from her New York apartment in 2008, her suicide haunting speculation amid Epstein’s horrors.
These young women, dismissed as fleeting faces in fashion, expose the devastating toll on vulnerable models drawn into elite darkness—yet their full stories remain fragments in sealed files.
What other tragic fates hide behind the allure of those private flights?
The glittering runway lights fade into the shadows as two rising supermodels—Anouska De Georgiou, a British teen lured from London, and Ruslana Korshunova, the Kazakh “Russian Rapunzel” famed for her knee-length chestnut hair—stepped into Jeffrey Epstein‘s world. Promised glamour, elite connections, and career boosts in the cutthroat fashion industry, they instead became disposable pawns in his predatory web.
Unsealed flight logs and court testimonies reveal Anouska De Georgiou endured years of grooming and abuse by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at his homes worldwide, including properties in the Caribbean, New York, and Paris. As a teenager from an affluent London family, she was drawn in through well-connected friends in the mid-1990s. What began subtly escalated into repeated sexual assaults, with De Georgiou later describing how “by the time I was being raped, it was too late.” She became the first UK accuser to speak publicly, testifying in 2019 court hearings and joining survivors in 2025 press conferences demanding full file releases under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Despite threats of severe consequences—including death—if she spoke out, De Georgiou has bravely used her voice, motivated by her daughter and a resolve to protect others.
Ruslana Korshunova, discovered at 15 and quickly rising with campaigns for Marc Jacobs, DKNY, Vera Wang, and Nina Ricci, boarded Epstein’s infamous Lolita Express on June 7, 2006, at just 18. Flight logs show her flying from New York to his private island, Little St. James—accompanied by Epstein, his bodyguard, chef, assistant, and another woman—weeks before his 2006 arrest. No direct evidence details what occurred on the island, where Epstein allegedly abused young women, but the trip haunts speculation. Two years later, in June 2008, Korshunova jumped to her death from her ninth-floor Wall Street apartment balcony in New York at age 20. Police ruled it suicide with no signs of struggle; friends noted her recent weight loss and distress, while her mother questioned the verdict. Some reports link her final months to involvement in an extreme self-help group, but the Epstein connection—surfaced in 2024 unsealed documents—fuels questions about lasting trauma from the encounter.
These young women, dismissed as fleeting faces in fashion, expose the devastating toll on vulnerable models drawn into elite darkness. Epstein’s network preyed on aspiring talents, offering opportunities laced with coercion, isolation, and threats. Yet their full stories remain fragments in sealed or redacted files, amid ongoing releases that tease more without full resolution.
What other tragic fates hide behind the allure of those private flights? How many more models or young women—lured by promises, then silenced by fear—suffered unseen consequences? As survivors like De Georgiou demand transparency, the glittering facade crumbles, revealing shadows that still linger over the fashion world’s intersections with unchecked power.
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