Mwanamke mwenye tatoo kuliko wote duniani

KUNA namna nyingi za kujitofautisha na wanadamu wengine, Julia Gnuse ameamua kujichora tatoo asilimia 95 ya mwili wake.

Tatoo hizo zimemuwezesha mwanamke huyo kuingizwa katika kitabu cha kumbukumbu za dunia, Guiness World Records book.

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What began as a bid to cover up a nasty skin condition has resulted into a Guiness World Record for an American who has been named the most tattooed woman in the world.

Julia Gnuse - nicknamed the 'illustrated lady' - has 95 per cent of her body covered in ink, ranging from jungle scenes and cartoons to her favourite actors.

Miss Gnuse, from California, started getting tattoos on her legs after developing a skin condition called porphyria, which causes the skin to blister when exposed to sunlight.

Record breaking: Julia Gnuse holds a Guinness World Record for the most tattooed woman in the world.

Miss Gnuse, from California, said she became addicted to body art after first getting tattoos on her legs.

Take these arms: Nicknamed the 'illustrated lady' the images on Miss Gnuse's body range from jungle scenes and cartoons to her favourite actors

She then turned her attention to her stomach, arms and back and before long was addicted to body art.

In an interview, Miss Gnuse said although the ink did not stop her skin from blistering, it covered up the scars and allowed her to be exposed to the sun.

'I did this for the reason of covering scarring from the blisters. They get as deep as three degree burn,' she said.

'I had a friend who is a plastic surgeon, who suggested tattooing my skin the same color to the scarring that I had, seeing if we can match my just pale-looking skin that I had.

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'That didn't work. We tried it. It was very difficult to match that. So I had the idea of a colorful tattoo, then I got hooked. I got addicted.'

Miss Gnuse said there was medication available for her condition, but said taking it could have placed her at risk of blindness.

Miss Gnuse, who unveiled her tattoos at a BookExpo in New York yesterday, said every one of her designs had been created by the same tattoo artist.

Miss Gnuse shows off the images of celebrities tattooed on her midriff. She has tattoos covering 95 per cent of her body and has used the same artist for every design.

Miss Gnuse features in the 2011 Guiness World Records book.