Barbie, the iconic doll, symbolizes a complex narrative of women's societal expectations, beauty standards, and the pursuit of perfection. Women's obsession with Barbie over the years has seen them go under knives for achieving Barbie-like appearance has led to a surge in cosmetic surgery and facial transformations.
Well, Iraqi native Dalia Naeem has gone under the knife 43 times to look like her favourite doll Barbie. Naeem who is from Baghdad and an actor and anchor by profession has 995K followers on Instagram. Her surgeries included breast enlargement and several lip fillers. Dalia Naeem has appeared on many native TV shows and has shared that she loves her look and does not care much about negative comments as she is getting to live her dream and an ideal life.
She’s not the only one. Sometime back Australian woman, Tara Jayne McConachy also came under the limelight for spending millions for surgeries to look like Barbie.
However, according to experts, this relentless pursuit of physical perfection can have detrimental effects on self-esteem and mental health, emphasizing the need for broader representations of beauty and acceptance of diverse body types in society.
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