Valeria Lukyanova

Lukyanova was born 1985, in Tiraspol, in what was then part of Moldavian SSR in the Soviet Union. She is of Russian origin. Lukyanova lived in Odesa, Ukraine from age 16 until 2014, when she moved to Moscow. ==Modeling career==

In 2007, Lukyanova won the worldwide beauty contest "Miss Diamond Crown of the World". The beauty pageant was open to any woman, had about 300 contestants, and had no rule forbidding plastic surgery or body modification. She subsequently had multiple photo sessions and interviews published in Russian media, including erotic photos. Lukyanova developed a worldwide following for her Barbie doll-like appearance after she posted photos and videos of herself on the web. The first notable coverage of her from outside Russia was on the Jezebel blog, followed by a photo session in V by Sebastian Faena. Diane Levin regarded Lukyanova as an example of the negative effects of media objectification. and Channel One Russia TV channels. Lukyanova admitted to having breast augmentation but no other plastic surgery, and denies that she had ribs removed to make her waist smaller. Lukyanova blamed people unconnected to her for altering photos of her younger self in a malicious attempt to imply she had received body modifications. In 2013, Lukyanova was the subject of an episode of Vice's My Life Online documentary series entitled Space Barbie. In 2013 she participated in the documentary movie The Phase, which was released on YouTube in 7 languages. In 2015, Lukyanova participated in Dosso Dossi's fashion show as a model. ==Music, acting, and spirituality==

Lukyanova is an instructor at the School of Out-of-Body Travel, She wrote and self-published a book about her astral trips, Astral Travel Amatue, which she made available in 2012 as an RTF file to download for free from her website. She had her debut starring role in a feature film in The Doll (2017), a horror movie directed and written by Susannah O’Brien. The film, which also includes Mindy Robinson and Ron Jeremy, revolves around Lukyanova's character, an escort made from doll parts created by a doctor to recruit others to kill, and the two men who requested her. The movie presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. ==Personal life==

She is of Russian origin. However, Lukyanova said that she does not want to have children or a "family lifestyle." However, she later stopped this experiment, stating: "I still would like to do breatharianism someday. But right now, I am far from it, and I do not know when I will do it". In 2014, because of the war in Donbas, Lukyanova moved from Odesa to Moscow. Attacks In 2014, Lukyanova reported to police that she was punched and strangled by two men outside her home, after receiving anonymous threats for over the past two years. She was hospitalized and released a week later. ==Political views==

Lukyanova caused controversy when she expressed support of Russia during the war in Donbas. She wrote, after posing in the Crimea region: "Do not give up! fight! Our grandfathers fought with bare hands against the fascists! Do not disgrace the honour of the Great Warrior! Be aware that Russia is always with you!" According to a 2014 article on GQ, she claimed that race-mixing caused "degeneration" and said that race-mixing was the reason why there are presumably less beautiful women today. About her own looks, she said, "I have white skin; I am a Nordic type - perhaps a little Eastern Baltic, but closer to Nordic." She also claimed that a girl born to a Russian mother and an Armenian father would need to go through plastic surgery to reduce the size of her nose. ==Nicknames==

Throughout her career, she has received various nicknames referring to her Barbie-like appearance. She has most commonly been referred to as "The Human Barbie". In Russian-speaking media, she's often been referred to as "The Russian Barbie," "The Ukrainian Barbie," and "The Odesa Barbie." Lukyanova, has expressed anger at the nickname of "Human Barbie", as she feels that it's "a little degrading and insulting" but that she's used to it now as it's the image her fans "requested" so she has to "comply with it because it's become part of my aesthetic image, but I don't like it". == Discography ==

Albums • 2009: Sun in the Eyes • 2013: 2013 Single appearances • "One Expectation" (2013) – by Alessandra Ambrosio ft. Amatue Music videos • 2010: "Venus" • 2011: "Endless eternity" == Bibliography ==

• The Phase (2013) – documentary movie • The Doll (2017) == See also ==