Bollywood actress and Indian model Viveka Babajee, 37, was found dead today. She allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan in her suburban Mumbai apartment. According to The Calcutta Telegraph, the former Miss Mauritius title holder and one-time face of Coca-Cola and Kama Sutra ads in India, suffered from severe depression.
Source:zeenews.india.com, June 26, 2010
A 30-year-old former model on Sunday allegedly committed suicide at her residence in suburban Versova, police said. Natasha Padbidri, who did a few modelling assignments some years ago, hanged herself by dupatta in the bedroomof her flat in Petricorn building this afternoon.
Source: times of India.com, July 11, 2010
Indeed, in the past two years, a hauntingly high number of models have taken their own lives. It'simportant to recognize the "extremely high-pressure environment" that models exist in. In a looks-obsessed industry, when you’re successful, you’re surroundedby people who have a financial interest in your career. Agents may not necessarily look very kindly on the notion of taking time off, even to deal with an obvious mental health problem.
Viveka and Natasha are just two names in an ever-growing list of recent model suicides, loaning credence to what Jezebel contributor and ex-model JennaSauers posited: “Suicidal models are fashion’s worst trend.”
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