Woman who spent over €1m to shrink waist to 18 inches says she's 'not done yet'
Aleira Avendano, who is 33, says she has other plans for her body, adding that as well as managing to get her waist down to a tiny size, she has also had seven boob jobs.
The Florida-based yoga instructor says she managed to achieve her tiny waist by wearing a corset, and is determined to beat the current record held by 86-year-old Cathie Yung, whose waist incredibly measures just 15 inches.
Aleira's says her controversial methods have caused her internal organs to 'shift and adjust' to new spots within her body, but even with this, she says she is not ready to quit.
She admits to finding clothes shopping a challenge as nothing fits properly, adding 'My sizes are unique, and I have naturally wide hips' – 'I have to have clothes custom-made '.
Speaking to The Sun Newspaper Aleira says 'It's been a major investment – enhancements, treatments and healthy food, a huge commitment. Honestly, my body should be insured.'
As well as spending over €1 million on achieving her tiny waist, Aleira has also spent almost half a million pounds sterling on cosmetic procedures and surgeries, including seven boob jobs, four nose jobs and getting new smile with veneers. She believes all women should have plastic surgery to become 'truly beautiful'.
At the start of her journey to minimise her waist, Aleira wore a corset six hours a day, but she has now ramped this up to 23 hours, and admits that wearing a corset for that long every day comes with a host of issues, like breathing difficulties organ compression and muscle atrophy.
However, the Venuzuelan-born model hasn't let any of this deter her and has launched her own brand of shapewear which she claims will help people to achieve her 'one of a kind look', and says her shapewear line will change many lives.
Speaking about the reaction of the world to her story Aleira says, 'some follow me, some feel nervous, and others admire me or see my body as something crazy'. But she added that men 'can't get enough' of her 'exotic' figure.
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