Kim Daul (

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: 김다울 May 31, 1989 – November 19, 2009) was an

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and regular

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ger. She died by

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at the age of 20.

Career

Kim was born in

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, on 31 May 1989. She was regularly featured in magazines such as British ''

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'', '' i-D'' and '' Dazed & Confused''. In South Korea, she appeared on the covers of South Korean ''Vogue'' in August 2007 and May 2008 and in ''

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'' in July 2008. She made her international catwalk debut at

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in 2007.

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, and

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are among the top designers who consistently used Kim to showcase their latest collections. She also modelled for

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and GAP. In 2008 she was named Model of the Year by ''Anan'' magazine. 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 Korea. Her career was developing when she moved to

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, France, in 2009 to model for ''

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''. Shortly before her death she had appeared on the cover for the Australian ''

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'' as well as video advertisements for

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and

Personal life

Kim was a keen painter and on 10 August 2007 she held a solo exhibition of her artwork in Seoul. She collected antique forks and kept a blog titled "''I Like to Fork Myself''". She was also a fan of

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and his films and collected works. She had a

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of a star on the inside of her left hand.

Death and later impact

Kim was discovered

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in her 10th arrondissement apartment in

on 19 November 2009 at the age of 20. The Paris prosecutor's office found a

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at the scene and ruled her death as a suicide. Kim had suffered from loneliness,

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and depression and had felt frustrated with the demands of the fashion industry for a long time. She voiced her personal thoughts and issues in her own

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and also expressed herself through her paintings. She had sometimes dodged calls from her agents because she felt overworked. As far back as 2007 she had written of angst,

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and suicide. In April of that year, she 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''", but later added, "''KIDDING. I'm fine. Just tired.''" She had also admitted that she self-harmed. In October 2009 during

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she left a post on her blog describing herself as "''mad depressed and overworked''". She became the ninth South Korean celebrity to die by 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 underneath she wrote "''best track forever''". She took her own life shortly after.

References

External links

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Vogue interviewDaul Kim's Blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Daul 1989 births 2009 deaths People from Seoul South Korean female models South Korean bloggers South Korean women bloggers Suicides by hanging in France Models from Seoul 2009 suicides

Career

Personal life

Death and later impact

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