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00:05 ALINA: I look like a doll.
I like big eyes, little nose, small plump lips, I love long hair, my hair is a metre
long.
00:16 COMM: Alina Kovalevskaya is walking, talking,
living doll.
The 21-year-old hails from Odessa, Ukraine, a city home to a number of other real-life
Barbies, including Valeria Lukyanov, who has made headlines around the world for her unique
look and controversial opinions.
00:36 COMM: Alina has made a splash online with
her YouTube videos showing off her doll-like charms - which she claims to have achieved
without the help of plastic surgery.
And despite living by the beach, she shuns the sun in order to retain her milky-white
complexion.
00:51 ALINA: During the day I do not really like
to be there as I do not sunbathe, I don't like to tan.
01:08 COMM: Alina studies psychology and social
work at Odessa University.
She first adopted the doll look around 18 months ago.
01:16 ALINA: A year and half ago I saw some pictures
of ball-jointed dolls.
I really liked the image of these dolls.
I decided to try it for myself and bought big eye contact lenses.
When I put them of my friends told me "Oh my God, you look like a doll, you really do!"
01:30 COMM: Alina's doll-like style led to a brief
friendship with Valeria Lukyanov, but their relationship has since soured.
01:37 ALINA: I have had certain misunderstandings
with her after which we ceased to communicate.
I realised that she is not person with whom I would like to talk or even be friends.
01:52 COMM: Today Alina is heading into her hometown
of Odessa, and it's not long before she begins to attract attention.
01:59 WOMAN: Everyone is dressed in casual style,
but she looks like a princess.
She's a beautiful girl, a very unusual person who stands out from the crowd.
02:09 COMM: However not all of Odessa's residents
are quite so keen on her doll look.
02:13 MAN: If she wants to look like that I don't
mind, it's her choice.
My personal belief is that a girl should be more natural.
02:23 COMM: While her style sometimes attracts negative
comments, Alina choses not to take such remarks to heart.
02:29 ALINA: People in our city react to my look
differently.
Both positive and negative responses.
As the saying goes: many men, many minds.
Honestly I do not get hurt by this, because I understand that one can't satisfy everybody.
02:52 COMM: Alina has 22,000 followers on Russian
social network VK, and is frequently bombarded with autograph requests, declarations of love
-- and even marriage proposals.
03:04 COMM: But despite being inundated with offers,
the porcelain-faced beauty is still looking for love.
03:11 ALINA: Currently I do not have a boyfriend.
I'm single.
First and foremost I appreciate cleverness in men.
For me it is most important that my boyfriend is intelligent, charismatic, purposeful and
kind.
03:33 ALINA: In the future I wish I could have my
own house surrounded by nature, for example in a deep forest or in mountains.
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