AI-generated model has 157K followers and brings in $15,000 a month

A sexy Spanish model with wild pink hair and hypnotic eyes is raking in $15,000 a month — and she’s not even real.

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Aitana Lopez has amassed a massive fan base of 157,000 strong online, thanks to her gorgeous snaps on social media, where she poses in everything from swimsuits and lingerie to workout wear and low-cut tops.

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Not bad for someone who doesn’t actually exist.

Spanish designer Ruben Cruz used artificial intelligence to help create the animated model look as real as possible — where even the most discerning eyes might miss the hashtag, #aimodel.

Cruz, founder of the agency, The Clueless, was struggling with a meagre client base due to the logistics of working with real-life influencers.

So they decided to create their own influencer to use as a model for the brands they were working with, he told EuroNews.

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Aitana was who they came up with, and the virtual model can earn up to $1,500 for an ad featuring her image.

Cruz said Aitana can earn up to $15,000 a month, bringing in an average of $4,480.

“We did it so that we could make a better living and not be dependent on other people who have egos, who have manias, or who just want to make a lot of money by posing,” Cruz told the publication.

Aitana now has a team that meticulously plans her life from week to week, plots out the places she will visit, and determines which photos will be uploaded to satisfy her followers.

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“In the first month, we realized that people follow lives, not images,” Cruz said. “Since she is not alive, we had to give her a bit of reality so that people could relate to her in some way. We had to tell a story.”

So aside from appearing as a fitness enthusiast, her website also describes Aitana as outgoing and caring. She’s also a Scorpio, in case you wondered.

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“A lot of thought has gone into Aitana,” he added. “We created her based on what society likes most. We thought about the tastes, hobbies and niches that have been trending in recent years.”

The pink hair and gamer side of Aitana is the result.

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Fans can also see more of Aitana on the subscription-based platform Fanvue, an OnlyFans rival that boasts many AI models.

Aitana is so realistic that celebrities have even slid into her DMs.

“One day, a well-known Latin American actor texted to ask her out,” Cruz revealed. “He had no idea Aitana didn’t exist.”

The designers have created a second model, Maia, following Aitana’s success.

Maia, whose name — like Aitana’s — contain the acronym for artificial intelligence – is described as “a little more shy.”

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