Amanda Lepore Has ‘The Most Expensive Body in the World’ – This Is Her Net Worth

I think it’s fair to assume many celebrities have undergone various degrees of plastic surgery. Some have had botox, while others have chosen to alter their entire bodies. For Amanda Lepore, her experiments with the surgeon’s knife are partly responsible for why she’s famous.

The transgender woman has previously said that she has “the most expensive body on Earth,” having undergone numerous surgeries to change both her face and body. 

Lepore began transitioning to become a female with the help of hormones at age 15. Then, in her late-teenage years, she tried plastic surgery for the first time. 

Today, she’s 54-years of age – and here’s what she looks like now.

Now, we all want to be the best version of ourselves we can be, and for some, that also means looking good. Or at least what we ourselves perceive to be ‘looking good’. This can entail everything from enjoying dressing up, to testing new skin lotions and different beauty regimes, to dieting or working out in a bid to feel good about ourselves.

Amanda Lepore – ‘inflated’ doll

For some, though, this isn’t enough. Botox and other treatments are pretty common today, and if there’s anything plastic surgery has taught us over the years, it’s that it’s not – as was once assumed – all about drastically changing ones appearance.

No, for some people, having plastic surgery is more about wanting to feel more comfortable with their looks.

Ultimately, we should all be able to do what we want where our appearance is concerned, so long as what we’re doing doesn’t impose any risks upon our life. Put simply, our bodies are ours, and certain people can benefit from adjusting a little here and there.

Of course, there are a few people who take it a bit further, namely those who really do want to completely change the way they look.

One such individual is Amanda Lepore. She underwent gender reassignment surgery at the age of 17, and today she’s become a fashion icon, model, and even an author.

Amanda has gone through many plastic surgeries, and claims to have the most expensive body on Earth. At 52, that statement is bold, but is it true?

How, and why, did she get the body she now has? Here’s all you need to know about her transformation over the years.

Amanda Lepore had a feeling that she had been born in the wrong body when she was still just a child.

Amanda Lepore – early life

Born Armand Lepore on November 21, 1967, in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, she had a tough childhood. Her mother had schizophrenia and was hospitalized, while her father, an Italian-American, abandoned the family when Amanda was only 14 years of age.

“I have a really good memory, and the early part is not all good memories,” she told Observer. “I didn’t like doing it at first. My mother is always on my mind. I don’t think about the past – especially those years. I live in the moment.”

At the same time as Lepore was trying to navigate her teenage years, her mother’s schizophrenia – for better or worse – helped give her some insight into life.

She explained that her mother usually never did her hair or makeup and looked “terrible” when sick. However, when she was on medication, and thus happy, she wore makeup and went to a beauty parlor. This sparked something within Amanda, creating what she thinks of as almost a life motto.

“I associate glamour with being happy. If you put on high heels and lipstick or get a new outfit, you feel great,” she explained. “It’s a celebration of loving yourself, and the whole ritual of it is so great.”

At 10, Amanda saw a television show about gender reassignment surgery. She told her parents that she wanted surgery because she identified as a girl.

At 15, she became friends with a transsexual stripper, who gave her hormones in exchange for bikini tops Amanda had designed.

Her father didn’t like the idea of her going through with a gender reassignment surgery, but since he had already abandoned his family, Amanda saw her chance to become the person she always knew she was.