Despite their tragedy, though, these women’s stories serve a crucial purpose.
And in doing so, they empower others to (hopefully) take action to help themselves.
Some of these women talked openly about their struggles, while others endured in silence.
Though it wasfull of fun, it wasalso fullof reflections on her own depression and sense of hopelessness.
“The more I gain the more lonely it is…
Her blog remains online, and can be foundhere.
She also worked widely in television, appearing asa judge onAustralia’s Next Top Model.
She was also plagued by depression, which she spoke openly and courageously about.
She wrote a book,Air Kiss and Tell, which theSydney Morning Heraldcalled"jarringly honest.”
She later actually tracked down, and confronted, her most inane and vehementTwitter trolls in person.
That’s my worst enemy.
It’s everybody’s worst enemy: fear of the future.
Especially when you don’t have one to look at."
On February 22, 2014, Dawsoncommitted suicidein her home.
But her dedicated activism and compassion lives on.
Carangi is considered by many to be the world’s “first supermodel.”
Carangi struggled with heroin addiction, which considerably derailed her career.
In 1981, she went to rehab, got sober, and started working in the industry again.
On November 18, 1986, Carangi passed away at the age of 26.
She wasalso in a numberof films.
Nevertheless, Margaux’s personal life was troubled.
She was 41 years old.
Mariel Hemingway, who suffers from depression herself, hassince becomean outspoken advocate for mental health awareness.
Gordon lefttwo suicide notes.
The other was a personal letter to her parents.
Nevertheless, “representatives” for the cult denied having anything to do with either death.
Other reports claimed that Korshunova hadposted abouther despair online.
Whatever happened, her death waseventually ruledto be a suicide.
But the bizarre circumstances surrounding it still cast a disturbing shadow on the tragedy.
Reeva Steenkamp
South African model Reeva Steenkamprose to prominenceby becoming the face of Avon cosmetics.
She also worked for many other high-profile companies and magazines.
She had been shot four times.
Pistorius maintained that he had killed Steenkamp in error after mistaking her for an intruder.
Others (including one of his former partners)claimedthat he had a history of violent behavior.
Nevertheless, at the time of her death, L’Wren Scott was primarily known as a fashion designer.
At least on the surface.
Scott hung herself in her home on March 17, 2014.
To many of her friends, her deathwas a complete shock, and totally unexpected.
Though she hadrecentlysuffered through some medical problems, they didn’t appear to be terribly serious.
All of which proves that red flags, sadly, don’t always go up.
