She regularly faces hateful comments
Moreover, many suspected that Lukyanova was even a real person. They thought she was just a girl who processed her photos so much that she didn’t look like herself anymore. According to ABC News, photo-editing software made Lukyanova’s fraud possible. American author Diane Levin used Lukyanova as an example of the negative effects of media objectification.
To disprove the claims of image tampering, Lukyanova created videos for YouTube and made appearances on the Russia-1 and Channel One RussiaTV networks. Along with denying having her ribs removed to reduce her waist, Valeria confirmed that she underwent a breast augmentation procedure. She also declined to have any other procedures.