10 famous women who committed suicide

There is no doubt that fame is not everything. Even though these women who committed suicide, they were possessed of great talent and admired by many, although their lives hid a dark side.

Far from passing judgment on your life decisions, your stories can serve as testimony that a depression that is not treated in time, can lead the sufferer to choose to threaten her life.

The stories of 10 famous women who committed suicide

Women occupy a smaller percentage of suicidal people in the world. Most of them are men who, for one reason or another, end up making an attempt on their lives. But these famous women ended up being part of the statistic.

Beauty, fame and talent are not always enough to make a person feel happy and full. On the contrary, sometimes these environments are also full of loneliness and excessive work. Here are the stories of these 10 famous women who committed suicide.

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1. Marilyn monroe

Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous women with a tragic ending.

To this day, the mystery of his death has not yet been fully revealed.. However, everything points to an overdose, which may have been intentional.

Marilyn Monroe was going through a long period of depression, which is why she was constantly medicating herself with more and more barbiturates. What is known about her death is that an overdose of these drugs was found in her body.

2. Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath was a renowned American poet. She passed away at the age of 31 shortly after her novel "The Bell Jar" was published. She was married with two children, a seemingly happy life.

Her strange suicide suggests the possibility that it was murder. She stuck her head in a gas oven just hours after she had prepared and served her children breakfast. However, over the years, no other explanation for her death has been found.

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3. Janis joplin

Janis Joplin was an important representative of rock in the 60's. Her personality, her talent, and her unique style made her position herself as one of the biggest stars of the time and with that open the way for women within the field of rock.

However, her life seemed not to be easy, and dealing with fame was not an easy matter either. Her addiction to alcohol and her heroin led to her having problems with different people and separating her from her rock group. A heroin overdose ended her life in 1970.

4. Francesca Woodman

Francesca Woodman was an eccentric and very talented photographer. Her work is shocking and to some extent, disturbing. She has been considered one of the most important photographers of her time, although she never felt it that way.

After studying for several years in Rome, she returned to the United States. A love breakup and the lack of spaces to exhibit her work led her to a deep depression and her to enter clinics, until at age 23, after leaving a posthumous letter, she decided to end her lifetime.

5. Whitney houston

Whitney Houston had a death that on the way back has not been fully clarified. Her body was found in a bathtub, and Whitney's drug and alcohol history raised immediate suspicions of her suicide.

The official version is still the bathtub incident, but unofficial versions indicate that she was found dust white, making it possible to believe that an overdose of narcotics made her lose consciousness and drown without her being able to notice.

6. Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse was a singer who left an indelible mark on the music industry. Her voice and her talent were unquestionable, as was her eccentric and intense personality. She herself stated on several occasions that she did not expect to be famous, as she would not know what to do in the situation.

And apparently it was. Amy Winehouse was found dead in 2011 at the age of 27. Although it was not a suicide as such, it is said that it was gradually being destroyed from previous months. Her excesses and her presentations in public made him see it.

7. Lucy Gordon

Lucy Gordon shocked the world with her suicide. This British actress had been part of the blockbuster Spiderman 3, however, the day before her 29th birthday, she was found dead.

Although the official statement does not rule that it was a suicide, the most probable version is believed due to the fact that she was found hanged in her apartment. This news undoubtedly impacted her fans and the industry in general, as Lucy was considered to have a promising future.

8. Choi Jin Sil

Choi Jin Sil was a South Korean actress nicknamed "The Nation's Actress." At the age of 20 she made her debut on television and from there, she for 20 years she starred in multiple soap operas and soap operas, she considered one of the best actresses in the history of this country.

She also became a character much loved by the public, so the news of her suicide caused a national commotion. There was even an increase in suicide cases after Choi Jin's. It is said that it was all due to depression and the pressure that her extraordinary fame represented for her.

9. Mindy McReady

Mindy McReady was one of the representatives of country music in the United States. This genre of music is extremely popular in many parts of this nation, and its fans number in the thousands. Mindy decided to commit suicide at 37.

Ten months before her suicide, her partner and father of her children had also committed suicide. As a result, Mindy became embroiled in legal and drug scandals. Her children, one of them just a few months old, were refugees in foster homes. Her death by firearm was of great impact especially in the country community.

10. Ruslana Korshunova

Ruslana Korshunova decided to end her life at just 21 years of age. This young model looked like in no time she was going to become a fashion icon. Her beauty was unique and she combined a striking personality with an ethereal physique.

On June 28, 2008, Ruslana threw himself from the ninth floor of her apartment in Manhattan. This model from Kazakhstan was really admired by designers and she already had a large fan base. Even to this day, it is rumored that Ruslana was murdered.