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Kim Daul 
Born Kim Da-eul (김다울)
31 May 1989
Seoul, South KoreaDied 19 November 2009 (aged 20)
Paris, FranceHeight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] Hair colour Dark brown[1] (was dyed blonde for some time) Eye colour Brown[1] Measurements (US) 32-24-34; (EU) 81-61-86.5[1] Dress size (US) 4; (EU) 34[1] Agency Next, Storm Kim Daul (Hangeul: 김다울 31 May 1989 – 19 November 2009) was an international South Korean fashion model and blogger. She committed suicide at the age of 20.
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Career
Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, on 31 May 1989.[1] She was regularly featured in magazines such as British Vogue, i-D and Dazed & Confused.[2] In South Korea, she appeared on the covers of South Korean Vogue in August 2007 and May 2008 and in Harper's Bazaar in July 2008.[1] She made her international catwalk debut at Paris Fashion Week in 2007.[2]
Karl Lagerfeld, Vivienne Westwood, Chanel, Alexander McQueen, and Christopher Kane are among the top designers who consistently used Kim to showcase their latest collections.[1][3] She also modelled for H & M and GAP.[2] In 2008 she was named Model of the Year by Anan magazine.[4]
She also appeared on the South Korean series I am a Model in season 3. In June 2009 she appeared nude in i-D magazine, sparking criticism in her native Korea.[4] Her career was developing when she moved to Paris, France, in 2009 to model for Next.[2] Shortly before her death she had appeared on the cover for the Australian Russh as well as video advertisements for Topshop, Richard Nicoll and Chanel.[1]
Personal life
Kim was a keen painter and on 10 August 2007 she held a solo exhibition of her artwork in Seoul.[4] She was also a fan of Klaus Kinski and his films and collected forks.[4] She had a tattoo of a star on the inside of her left hand.[1]
Death
Kim was discovered hanged in her apartment in Paris on 19 November 2009 at the age of 20.[2] The Paris prosecutor's office ruled her death as a probable suicide.[2] Kim had suffered from depression and frustration for a long time, and had voiced her frustrations in her own weblog and in her paintings.[2] As far back as 2007 she had left often violent posts of self angst related to self-mutilation and suicide and, exhausted in April 2007, had posted “I am going to smash my face… My life as Daul was so miserable and lonely. Please join my loneliness in another world. I love you all. Daul.” She then added. “KIDDING. I'm fine. Just tired.”[2] She had also described suffering from insomnia and had admitted that she liked to torture herself.[2] In October 2009 during New York Fashion Week she left a post on her blog describing herself as “mad depressed and overworked.”[2] She became the ninth South Korean celebrity to commit suicide in 2009. Daul's last post included a song titled “I Go Deep” by Jim Rivers. The post was titled “Say Hi to Forever” and under, Kim wrote “best track forever.” [2]
See also
- Suicide in South Korea
- List of models who died during their careers in the 21st century
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Daul Kim at Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved November 20, 2009
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bremner, Charles (November 20, 2009). "Suicide model Daul Kim wrote blog about pressure of catwalk". London: The Times. http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article6925853.ece. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ^ "Top South Korean model Daul Kim found dead". BBC News. November 20, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8369811.stm. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Daul Kim". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/fashion/models/dkim/daulkim/#ixzz0XQiVnBuH. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
External links
Categories:- 1989 births
- 2009 deaths
- Models who committed suicide
- People from Seoul
- South Korean female models
- Suicides by hanging in France
- Female suicides
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