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Former Versace model spends over $112K trying to get a bigger butt than Kim Kardashian

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A former Versace model has spent more than $112,000 trying to get a bigger butt than Kim Kardashian.

Jennifer Pamplona, 24, from Brazil, has had butt implants and fat injected into each cheek in a bid to overshadow Kim Kardashian's famous derriere.

The model became obsessed with becoming curvier through
plastic surgery after having a boob job at 17.

Jennifer claims the risky surgeries help with her self-esteem Photo / Caters
Jennifer claims the risky surgeries help with her self-esteem Photo / Caters

In total, she has had almost $266,000 of surgery to remove four ribs, liposuction, a rhinoplasty, cheek fillers, butt fillers and more.

Last week, Pamplona, who is part of the Plastics Of Hollywood talent agency for "human dolls" and is set to be filmed as part of a TV show, had fat transferred from her stomach into her butt, following her dream for a larger rear than her reality TV idol.

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Now surgeons have refused to operate further, fearing her slim frame will not support more implants - but nothing is stopping Pamplona from going bigger.

Pamplona, a TV presenter and model, said: "I fell in love with surgery a long time ago, but after seeing Kim Kardashian I wanted to look like and have curves like her.

"Now I'm determined to get a larger butt than her.

"Everyone tells me I don't need to put any more in, but in my mind, I need to do it because surgery helps my self-esteem a lot."

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"Now I'm determined to get a larger butt than Kim Kardashian. Photo / Caters
"Now I'm determined to get a larger butt than Kim Kardashian. Photo / Caters

"I decided I didn't like how I looked and I wanted curves, so I started with surgery at 17-years-old, starting with my first boob job, and it's continued from there.

"I used to be bullied quite a lot in high school because I was so skinny and not as curvy as other Brazilians."

After her first boob job, Pamplona underwent nine surgeries in 24-hours as part of a

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Jennifer recovering from surgery. Photo / Caters
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She was offered the surgeries after the death of her then boyfriend, Celso Santebanes, who was a Brazilian Human Ken Doll - and who died of Leukaemia in 2014.

Surgeons removed ribs, gave her 34D breasts, rhinoplasty, liposuction, cheek fillers, lip fillers, veneers, and fat injections into her thighs and butt.

She said: "I was invited to change my body on a TV show and I chose to continue his dreams of turning me into a curvy Barbie doll for him.

"It was always his dream for me to look like a human doll and after having the surgery I found I didn't have depression anymore.

Jennifer claims she was bullied for not being as curvy as other Brazilians. Photo / Caters
Jennifer claims she was bullied for not being as curvy as other Brazilians. Photo / Caters

"At first I was having surgery to satisfy Celso's dream, but now I do it for myself, when I look in the mirror and see this different Jennifer Pamplona it makes me happy."

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Pamplona has had 500ml of fat injected into her butt so far, with her most recent procedure costing $112,000.

She said: "I'm determined to get to 700cc.

"Surgeons have said it's not possible, they think I'm too exaggerated and that I don't need any more fat injected but I'm determined to make it happen."

Jennifer during her 24-hour surgery she took part in for a TV show. Photo / Caters
Jennifer during her 24-hour surgery she took part in for a TV show. Photo / Caters

"They tell my body type is too small to be like Kim Kardashian but I'll keep fighting doctors to get it looking like hers.

"Now I get told that I have lips like Kylie Jenner and that I'm getting close to having a butt like Kim Kardashian.

"Once in Paris, one girl was screaming, 'you look like a Kardashian, you are so beautiful' and I loved it."

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Pamplona's look earned her a place in the Plastics of Hollywood talent agency who showcase the talents of human dolls, living cartoons and plastic surgery addicts - and are set to have a TV show following their day to day lives.

Jennifer's dream is to look like a 'curvy barbie doll'. Photo / Caters
Jennifer's dream is to look like a 'curvy barbie doll'. Photo / Caters

She has received a mixed response to her extreme look, some are supportive and others believe she is "wasting her money" and must be "brainless".

She added: "When people see me, they don't think I have a brain because of how I look, but when they hear me talk they know I'm super smart.

"I help a cancer institute, I help my family out, I have huge projects and plans, people definitely change their opinions about me once they have met me.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with what I'm doing, I am a business woman and I have everything right, I was beautiful before but plastic surgery made me perfect."

Pamplona's surgeries and procedures

350cc fat injection into her butt
150cc fat injection into her butt
Four ribs removed
Breast implants x2
Rhinoplasty
Liposuction
Cheek fillers
Lips fillers
Veneers
Fat injection to thighs

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