Valeria Valeryevna Lukyanova, born in 1985, grew up in Moldova, Europe's poorest country. As a teenager in the Soviet city of Tiraspol, she adopted a goth style to cope with the area's atmosphere. Despite facing ridicule at school, she embraced her transformation with artificial fangs and spiked bracelets. Later, Valeria relocated to Odesa, Ukraine, and pursued modeling.

While often called a 'Human Barbie,' she dislikes the nickname and insists she is a 'classy girl.' Despite her Barbie-like appearance and admitting to breast augmentation, she claims her look is mostly natural. Experts, however, suspect multiple surgeries. Valeria holds controversial views on race-mixing and follows a breatharian diet, enhancing her unique public persona.

She also goes by 'Amatue' and conducts transcendental self-help lectures online. Regardless of polarizing opinions, Valeria remains confident in her distinctive appearance, dismissing negative comments as jealousy.