The 8-year-old supermodel with 2 million Facebook fans!

[garyoak99]

Sitting in bed in short-shorts, legs stretching for miles as she plays on her phone, Russian model Kristina Pimenova looks like a typical off-duty teenage model. Posted on Instagram by her mother, the picture has 17762 'likes' and 135 gushing comments, praising her perfect figure and long limbs.

She's been dubbed 'the most beautiful girl in the world' and modelled for Armani, but Kristina is only eight years old.

Yep. While models have traditionally been scouted at around age 14 (Kate Moss, Gemma Ward), the arrival of French model Thylane Blondeau changed all that.



The astonishingly mature-looking Blondeau, 13, posed in a provocative and controversial shoot for Paris Vogue at just 10-years-old and at 12, was on the front of French fashion magazine Jalouse, where she is dubbed 'The next Kate Moss'.

She may be five years younger, but Kristina boasts the most social media followers with 2 million on Facebook alone, and countless tribute accounts on Tumblr and Instagram.

Like her fellow model Thylane, Kristina's image is artfully constructed: long, loose, honey-coloured hair, moody expressions, leather jackets, designer sunglasses.

The 8-year-old supermodel with 2 million Facebook fans

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Damnit let kids be kids, no more of this s**t, wtf!!!!!!! It's like the ***** emotion_donotwant

[Valiant Corvus]

Well that's creepy.

I don't want to know how she'll turn out when she's older.

[This Isnt Sparta]

I'm trying not to think how many of those 2million fans are *****. emotion_puke

What is this fascination with making little girls look like adults?

[FirstBornTripletZack]

I am hoping the fans of the eight year old supermodel are kids who lied about their age to join facebook and not forty year old men. This sort of thing should be illegal.

[Kaiser Khorosho]

She's got GORGEOUS eyes! She's gonna be beautiful when she grows up...if she gets there. Hope she doesn't burn out like so many young models do. sad

[azulmagia]

Yes, she may have been born beautiful or whatever, but so what? There's always the possibility she might hit the donuts or have killer acne or whatever when she gets older.

Just keep in mind that a certain average-looking 11 year-old in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone grew up to be about the most perfect-looking woman on the planet.

[angelic snow angel]

She does have beautiful eyes and long legs. But I just see a kid whose mom seems to be pushing this and who should be enjoying being a kid.

[NiiHou]

[Lady Pallas Athena]

My biggest concern is the psychological damage that it does. Do we really need more women who were raised to believe that it's their looks that are the most important thing in the world? The most important thing to everyone? All that matters?

I certainly don't think so and I have a hard time believing that you can tell her otherwise while pimping her out to tons of different magazines, shows, etc. Actions speak louder than words, especially to children. Her parents can talk about personality and goodness and acts all they want but the only message coming through is that she better continue to be beautiful because everything hinges on it and it's what people care most about.

[guy30]

there should be an age limit on this stuff

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Kaiser Khorosho

She's got GORGEOUS eyes! She's gonna be beautiful when she grows up...if she gets there. Hope she doesn't burn out like so many young models do. sad

8YO crackhead?

What is her mum thinking?

[NejiSakuraFan]

I agree she is pretty for her age. But come on now. Her, a model? At 8? Uv got to be kidding me! She should be allowed to live her live as a kid now, and worry about what her future is going to be like later! This is crazy!

[Hadronyche]

Eh. I've seen prettier.

[King Shining Heaven]

I'd be worried about my kid if she became a model at eight. You never know what or who is out there.