MOSCOW , Russia ( CNN ) -- Anna Loginova was , for many Russians , a feminine icon -- bridging the glamorous world of modeling and the murky depths of Russian crime . Anna Loginova is photographed in one of her last shoots for the Russian edition of Maxim magazine . But this week , the stunning Loginova became a victim of the criminals she made sure could not get to her millionaire clients . She was killed trying to stop a thief stealing her own car on a busy Moscow street . As a glamour model , 29-year-old Loginova often appeared on the covers of Russian magazines , scantily clad . She fronted advertisements for high-profile brands in Russia , like the German carmaker BMW . But behind the glossy images , Loginova had another profession : She was an experienced bodyguard , trained in martial arts , commanding high prices to protect Russia 's wealthy elite . One notable client was Russian boxer Kostya Tszyu . Watch editor describe how she never had fear » . Having a female bodyguard is more than just a status symbol in Russia . Industry insiders say women bodyguards are not recognizable and , thus , allowed to sit at tables with their clients during dinners and other events -- unlike their male peers who are usually forced to wait in the lobby . Those who knew Loginova say she was passionate about her double life , saying she saw no contradiction between her femininity and her dangerous job as a bodyguard . `` She was kind and sweet , not like a terminator , not like Sigourney Weaver in 'Aliens , ' '' said Igor Cherski , editor of Maxim magazine 's Russian edition , which commissioned her last glamour shoot . `` But I feel that she was not afraid of anything . There was no fear in her eyes , '' he added . It seems that fearlessness may have gotten her killed . On a busy street in southeastern Moscow on Sunday night , police say they recovered her battered body after she tried to prevent her Porsche Cayenne from being stolen -- clinging on to the high-end SUV as it sped away . The vehicle was later found abandoned . `` According to eyewitnesses , an intruder just threw her out of the car , '' explains Oleg Pavlov , a special police investigator in charge of the investigation . `` She grabbed the door handle , but when the car took off and picked up speed , she let go . '' No one has been arrested in connection with the killing . Russian media have been giving the killing prominent coverage , with witnesses expressing their shock that this kind of crime could happen . But luxury car theft in Moscow is not uncommon , and Loginova herself was no stranger to it . In her last magazine interview , she described how she foiled another carjacking just four months ago as she parked her car outside a flashy Moscow fashion boutique . `` So while I was closing my car , a guy of 30 years old or slightly older jumped on me , '' Loginova said . `` So I did a jujitsu move -- I bent his hand that grabbed mine , and struck him in the face with my elbow . It was a total surprise for him . `` As he was leaning back covering his face , I pulled a pistol from my bag and aimed it at him . He obviously realized that was no joke , '' she said . `` Then a car immediately pulled up nearby , something like a Honda , a dark car , and he jumped into it . And I still stood there with my pistol . I was actually spooked too . '' That experience apparently emboldened Loginova to defend her car for a second time . But she was overwhelmed . Even the formidable skills of Russia 's most famous -- and glamorous -- bodyguard could n't save her . E-mail to a friend .
Russian model-and-bodyguard killed in Moscow during carjacking . Editor : `` I feel that she was not afraid of anything '' In last interview , she said she smashed would-be carjacker in face four months ago .