Barbie—her permanent lipstick, pleasant smile has been everyone’s favourite since childhood. It is the epitome of perfect-toned-body standard. And not just kids, almost all the girls across the globe dream to look like her. People can go to any extent to replicate the doll. There are many who makes a style statement dressing up like a Barbie, but few have taken up the surgery way as well. Meet the ultimate real-life doll who spends more than Rs 90,000 a month to look like a Barbie. 18-year-old Gabriela Jirackova, a resident of Prague, one of Europe’s charming city, revealed that she spends 1,000 euros (Rs 90,000) a month to look like a real-life Barbie. She regularly spends this much amount on her hair extensions, lip fillers and permanent makeup to match up with the most favourite doll. The teen reported that she started the transformation into a human Barbie when she was only 16.
Meet Gabriela Jirackova
Well, but she is not the only one. Let us introduce you to a few others who are equally obsessed with the Barbie doll.
Charlotte Hothman: Spent 10,000 euros
Charlotte Hothman dia menghabiskan £ 10.000 pada bedah kosmetik agar terlihat seperti salah satu boneka Barbie. pic.twitter.com/33UiqzOg6s
— tzuuu (@beauvti) July 18, 2013
Charlotte Hothman had a nose job, collagen in her lips and dyed her hair blonde to turn into a human Barbie. She spent around 10,000 euros on the cosmetic surgery to look like one. Charlotte has been collecting Barbies since she was three and has one for every occasion.
Kerry Miles: Spent 100,000 euros
In 2016, self-proclaimed Barbie girl Kerry Miles revealed that she has spent over 100,000 euros in six years transforming herself into a real-life Barbie doll. Not just that, she further admitted to saving 20,000 euros for her 12-year-old daughter to undergo a surgery. Her daughter Bethany, loves her glam mum but does not have much interest in a plastic surgery. Still the mother has saved money for her daughter, just in case, she changes her mind!
Single mother Rachel Evans: Spent 20,000 euros
#selfies #Barbie pic.twitter.com/GlbgLW706a
— Rachel Evans Barbie (@MakeOverEssex) February 20, 2018
In 2017, a single mother has made it to the headlines for spending 20,000 euros for converting herself into a human barbie doll. Rachel Evans from South East London is obsessed with children’s most favourite toy and has completely overhauled her image. Her surgery includes a nose job, cheek and breast enlargement. She has even had the corners of her mouth surgically tuned up so she looks she has a permanent smile, just like a doll!
Nannette Hammond: Spent 350,000 euros
Mother of five, Nannette Hammond has spent over 350,000 euros on plastic surgery to look like a Barbie. She became fanatical with Barbie dolls at an early age. She owned over 50 of them along with a barbie house, car and van.
Azusa Sakamoto: Spent 55,000 euros
Azusa Sakamoto, rela menghabiskan $ 70.000 demi mengubah rumahnya seperti rumah barbie pic.twitter.com/a1O3HShZRu
— SWARAGAMA 101.7 FM (@swaragamafm) September 9, 2016
This is a little different story. This woman calls herself Barbie’s biggest fan has splashed out 55,000 euros on her obsession. Azusa Sakamoto, from Los Angeles, has 145 dolls, 40 pairs of shoes and 60 bags, and Azusa has spent thousands on Barbie conventions, home furnishings and accessories. It all started when was just 15 and bought her first Barbie lunchbox.
Call them crazy or count them as extreme, they are Barbie Fanatics! And they do put in a lot effort to maintain the human Barbie look.
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