Anna Loginova (Russian: Анна Логинова; 3 September 1978 – 27 January 2008) was a Russian fashion model and later a trained bodyguard. She ran an agency, staffed with female bodyguards, some trained by the ex-KGB, to give discreet protection to Moscow's billionaires and their wives and mistresses. She was killed in a carjacking incident in Moscow. Loginova was described as Russia's most famous female bodyguard.[1]
Anna Loginova | |
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| Born | September 3, 1978 |
| Died | January 27, 2008 (aged 29) |
| Cause of death | Head injuries sustained from carjacking |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion model, bodyguard |
Modeling and business career
editLoginova was previously a model, working in advertising campaigns for Chanel and BMW.[2] She also appeared almost naked[3] in the December issue of the Russian version of Maxim.[4]
She learned martial arts techniques and started a security firm, Stilet[5] (literally dagger), specializing in female bodyguards in 2005. The use of female bodyguards includes escorting the protected person to a restaurant where male bodyguards would be more noticeable and are generally required to wait outside.[6][7]
Death
editLoginova died from head injuries sustained while clinging to the door handle of her Porsche Cayenne while being dragged along the street at high speed as a carjacker drove the car away. She reportedly was pushed out of the vehicle and, for a moment, held on to the door handle before receiving her fatal head injuries.[8] Police reported she died at the scene. She was 29 years old. The stolen vehicle was later abandoned in southwest Moscow. The carjacker has not been found.[9] She left one child behind.[10] She was buried in the Ulybyshevo cemetery in Vladimir.
References
edit- ^ "Russia's Most Famous Female Bodyguard Dies in Carjacking". 25 March 2015.
- ^ Model Killed in Battle With Carjacker Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Moscow Times.
- ^ "Russia's Sexiest Bodyguard Slain". Gossip. NY Daily News. 2008-01-30.
- ^ Anna Loginova Photo Gallery
- ^ "Business". ABC News.
- ^ Halpin, Tony (1 February 2008). "Europe". World News. London: Times. Retrieved 25 April 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Killing of glamour model-bodyguard stuns Moscow". Europe. CNN. 2008-02-01.
- ^ "Защищая свой Porsche Cayenne от угонщиков, погибла модель Анна Логинова" (in Russian). Звезды ру. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Model Bodyguard Dies in Moscow Carjacking Archived February 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Anna Loginova (Анна Логинова) биография, интервью,фото" (in Russian). Звезды ру. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.