Woman ‘turns herself into Barbie’

A Russian woman has apparently become an internet sensation in her home country after turning herself into a real life Barbie doll. Valeria Lukyanova, 21, claims her doll-like features, long blonde hair and ‘perfect’ body have made her the most famous woman on the Russian-language internet. Her tiny waist and figure are so similar to the plastic doll’s that web users have been speculating about whether or not she is real. In a spoof video posted on YouTube an animated version of the model undergoes surgery to enhance her already prominent assets. Horrified viewers have slammed the model over her looks but it’s still not clear whether Valeria is real or an elaborate Photoshop hoax.