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Barbie Without Makeup Is Not a Morning Person

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:53:07 +0000

Barbie can’t help but looking perfect. She’s manufactured that way. But what if the doll that has been setting unrealistically high beauty standards for girls since 1959 was a real person? (Yes, this is has been tried before by human Barbie impersonators, but that’s not where we’re going here.) Well, for one thing, if Barbie was of flesh and blood she wouldn’t look so [...]

Man Spends $100K to Look Like Real-Life Ken Doll

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:05:14 +0000

Barbie’s delicate features and impossible dimensions have long been accused of screwing with the body image of young women. Apparently Ken — Barbie’s hunk of plastic, is having the same effect on some young men. Justin Jedlica is actually 32 now, but over the last 14 years he has undergone over 90 surgeries in attempt to look like a [...]

Human Barbie Valeria Lukyanova Has Found Her Twin

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:38:11 +0000

Valeria Lukyanova’s deliberately plastic looks have garnered her fame and notoriety as the “Human Barbie.” But while the 24-year-old with the bleach blonde hair and the impossibly thin waist really stands out, she’s not unique. In fact, the internet sensation has found her Barbie twin in fellow Ukrainian Olga “Dominica” Oleynik. “We were curious about our similarities. We had [...]

Life-Size Barbie Created To Raise Anorexia Awareness

Jennifer Beaudoin — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:58:45 +0000

Ever wonder what Barbie would look like if she were a real person? What would her measurements be and how fake would she look? Well, Galia Slayen, a 20-year-old sophomore at Hamilton College created a model of just that, and she did it to raise awareness about anorexia. The connection, Slayen is herself an anorexia survivor.