Plastic surgery isn’t uncommon, but Jessica Alves — formerly Rodrigo Alves — took it to an extreme, transforming herself into a “human Barbie doll.”
Jessica, who first gained fame as the “Human Ken Doll,” came out as transgender in early 2020. “I’m known as Ken but inside I’ve always felt like Barbie,” she told The Mirror. After years of surgeries to build a masculine look, she began transitioning, taking hormones and undergoing multiple procedures to match her body to her identity.
Born in São Paulo in 1983, Jessica showed feminine traits from childhood, often playing with dolls and wearing her mother’s clothes. Dissatisfied with her appearance, she had her first plastic surgery in 2004 while studying in London — beginning what became an obsession. Over two decades, she’s had more than 100 surgeries, including nose jobs, rib removal, implants, and face lifts, spending over half a million dollars.
Her surgeries have sometimes been dangerous; in 2016, she suffered necrosis after a nose procedure and was hospitalized. Despite complications, Jessica continued, saying surgery helped her feel like her true self.
Jessica has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, released a song called Plastic World, and built a large Instagram following. She’s spoken openly about her gender transition, explaining that she finally feels “glamorous, beautiful, and feminine.”
By 2025, now 42, Jessica underwent her fifth facelift in Turkey to tighten loose skin after dissolving fillers. “The doctor removed five inches of skin,” she said, sharing her recovery online.
Though controversial, Jessica says she’s finally happy and confident in her own skin — and that’s what matters most.