Mum who spent 60,000 turning into a real life Barbie wants ‘army of clones’ – The Mirror

Marcela Iglesias, 43, who lives in Los Angeles, US, has spent 60,000 on cosmetic procedures to look like the popular toy doll but claims she has never had plastic surgery

A mum who has shelled out thousands so she can look like Barbie has revealed she wants to make an army of clones.

Marcela Iglesias, 43, who lives in Los Angeles, US, has spent 60,000 on cosmetic procedures to look like the popular toy doll but claims she has never had plastic surgery.

The mum-of-one has recently learned of human cloning and claims that not only are scientists currently working on this but by cloning herself, she could potentially help save lives by donating organs.

Marcela stumbled across the topic through Professor Nakauchi from the University of Tokyo, who has been conducting research into growing organs based on a patients stem cells.

She believes that cloning is already happening but that the general public just doesn't know about it yet.

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And the model is determined to have her very own army of Barbies, so that she can donate her organs to those who need them.

"I want to be cloned and then see if we can use those organs for donation or for myself In the future," Marcela said.

"An army of clones to use for a good cause would be great. There are far more patients requiring organ transplants than organ donations.

"By donating my stem cells and some of my eggs, they can be used to create human organs in order to help people that need the transplant."

Marcela has a personal connection to the topic, having lost her father, who needed a kidney transplant.

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Since his death, she has had 30 million stem cells transplanted into her bloodstream from an umbilical cord.

She said: "If I had a kidney for my father, he would be alive today and the fact that I have 30 million more stem cells that were injected into my body means that I can help with that research.

"I started the research of stem cell therapy because of my fathers diseases and I have learned a lot about it.

"Unfortunately, my dad passed and he didnt want to go through the treatment, so I took the advantage of all the information and I decided that it was time for me to do it.

"After all the information I gathered, I decided that mesenchymal stem cells via IV therapy was the one for me, there are many other procedures, but this was the most convenient."

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She had the procedure done in the US for around $6,000 (USD) and according to Marcela, it was successful and she believes it will boost her immune system.

The model said: "The treatment went great; its like receiving IV fluid, I was there for an hour and a half and I felt very relaxed.

"The doctor showed me the three tubes where the 30 million stem cells arrived, they were frozen.

"The treatment is not cheap but I feel that people, in general, including myself, spend a lot of money on things that have no benefit in the long term, especially when it comes to health, so I decided to dig into my savings and give my body a great gift."

The model is currently trying to get in touch with Professor Nakauchi so that she can discuss making her clones.

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Mum who spent 60,000 turning into a real life Barbie wants 'army of clones' - The Mirror