Kinda sad that she is often mentioned in relation to that one guy. I don't know lots about her but she seems rather cool from the one interview I watched.
I guess the connection (or lack thereof) is unfortunately needed to get anyone to care, as otherwise it'd be just some random person (and there are plenty of those around).
On the other hand, she do just be someone, like many other someones. She just happens to be linkeable to that one guy, which brings her some more visibility than someone else who might be similar though unique in their own way but with no such connection that'd attract attention