Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- Social media influencer Mariana Barutkina, 32, has suffered a serious spinal injury after attempting the dangerous viral Nicki Minaj challenge known as the "stiletto challenge."

The challenge mimics a pose by rapper Nicki Minaj in herHigh Schoolmusic video. It features Minaj's iconic crouch, in which she balances in stilettos with one leg crossed over the other.

However, like many other content creators across all social media platforms, Barutkina attempted the stunt on her kitchen countertop, standing in stilettos atop a jar of baby food stacked on a saucepan.

She lost her balance and fell backwards off the counter, with video footage of the moment quickly spreading online. The fall resulted in a compression flexion...