Valeria Lukyanova

Valeria Lukyanova (born 1991) is a Ukrainian model, best known for her resemblance to the Mattel-manufactured Barbie doll, with several sources describing her as, among other handles, a "real-life Barbie doll" and "human Barbie".

Early life and career
Valeria Lukyanova was born 1991 in Tiraspol, Ukraine. As a child Lukyanova was already intrigued by spirituality. She attended the Odessa State Academy of Constructions and Architecture. Lukyanova is an educator at the School of Out-of-Body Travel, described by herself as "an international school in which our instructors show students how to leave their physical body and travel in their spiritual body." She rose to prominence after reports of her "almost inhuman beauty" surfaced online. This led the media to describe her as a "human Barbie", "real-life Barbie doll", and "living Barbie". She was the subject of the 2013 documentary film, Space Barbie, which depicted her life.

Media outlets have raised skepticism over Lukyanova's case. ABC News suggested that Lukyanova was no more than a hoax aided by the effects of the likes of Photoshop. Additionally, American Society of Plastic Surgeon president Malcolm Roth criticised her excessive reliance of plastic surgery by outlining the dire health threats it causes. However, Lukyanova has stated that she has never underwent plastic surgery, apart from an surgical operation on her breasts. A Boston-based educator regarded Lukyanova as an example of the negative effects of media objectification.

Personal life
Lukyanova resides in Odessa, Ukraine. She is an avid mountain-climber. Reliable sources have reported her "spiritual name" as Amatue. She has claimed to be an extraterrestrial living on Earth with the ability to speak with fellow aliens via the "language of light". Lukyanova is married to a childhood friend of unspecified species.