Tanya Tuzova
She is known for her deliberate resemblance to a Barbie doll, for which she received the nickname "Russian Barbie". Tanya Tuzova was born in Moscow into a family of musicians, Tuzova got her first doll at the age of 12. From that point onwards, she decided to become like Barbie, imitating her clothes and collecting a number of Barbie dolls.
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Tanya Tuzova
- Name
- Tanya (Tatiana) Tuzova Таня Тузова
- Birth Name
- Tatiana Petrovna Tuzova
- Born
- 8 December 1993
- Birthplace
- Moscow, Russia
- Occupation
- artiste, singer, model, designer
- Known for
- Self-presentation as the "Russian" Barbie
- Nationality
- Russia
- Languages
- Russian
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She is known for her deliberate resemblance to a Barbie doll, for which she received the nickname "Russian Barbie". Tanya Tuzova was born in Moscow into a family of musicians, Tuzova got her first doll at the age of 12. From that point onwards, she decided to become like Barbie, imitating her clothes and collecting a number of Barbie dolls.
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She has been married five times. Tuzova received international coverage in 2019, after allegedly spending over in total on her Barbie collection and resemblance, amassing a total of 1520 Barbie dolls. In 2023 the total amount of dolls reached to 12000.
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• Name — Tanya (Tatiana) Tuzova Таня Тузова • Birth Name — Tatiana Petrovna Tuzova • Born — 8 December 1993 • Birthplace — Moscow, Russia • Occupation — artiste, singer, model, designer • Known for — Self-presentation as the "Russian" Barbie
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- 1.Biografy of Tanya Tuzova in official website.
- 2.It's Lonely Being A 'Real-Life Barbie' According To 'Human Doll' With 'No Friends'. LAD Bible. 2019-04-10.
- 3.Russian Barbie Tatyana Tuzova competes for Miss Intercontinental crown. GMA News. 2019-01-11.
- 4.Five-Time Married Russian Barbie Has no Time to 'Just be Friends'. Al Bawaba.
- 5.Woman on quest to become 'real-life Barbie' says lifestyle leaves her 'no time to be friends'. Fox News. 11 April 2019.
- 6.'Real-life Barbie' claims that living as a doll has left her with 'no' friends. InqPOP!. 2019-04-11.
- 7.Татьяна Тузова - живая кукла Барби из России. FSHOKE. 2015-07-16.
- 8.Five-Time Married Russian Barbie Has no Time to 'Just be Friends' Al Bawaba. Al Bawaba.
- 9.Stewart, Will. 'Real-life Barbie' spends £120,000 on plastic surgery, pink home and 1,500 dolls. mirror. 2019-04-10.
- 10.Moscow Barbie Tanya Tuzova spent the day with Metro: she spoke about her $2 million doll collection and the film with Margot Robbie. Metro Moscow.
- 11.Розовые маски, короны и голые попы: чем занимаются русские "Барби" на самоизоляции.
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