Julia Gnuse

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Full Name Julia Gnuse		Name Julia Gnuse


Born 1959 Flint, Michigan Known for most tattooed woman in the world Residence Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest, California, United States Similar Tom Leppard, Lucky Diamond Rich, Elaine Davidson

Julia gnuse most tattooed woman

Julia Gnuse (guh-NOO-see), commonly known by the nickname The Illustrated Lady, born in 1955, had 95% of her body (including her face) covered in tattoos and held the Guinness Record for being the most tattooed woman in the world. In her mid 30s, Gnuse developed porphyria, a condition in which sunlight results in blistering of the skin. As the blisters often result in scarring, she began getting tattoos as a way to cover up the scars, which can get as deep as third degree burns. A friend of Gnuse's who was a plastic surgeon had suggested she get her skin tattooed in a pale skin tone color, similar to the color of her scars. This was attempted but didn't turn out the way they had hoped.

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• Julia Gnuse holds the Guinness world record for the most tattooed woman.

• She was suffering from a skin condition called porphyria, due to which her skin got blistering when it was exposed to the sun.

• In some cases, her scars were as deep as third-degree burns.

• She was diagnosed with this condition in her 30’s, and she resorted to tattooing her entire body to hide the scars.

• Most of the tattoos she selected for herself were cartoons.

• The tattoos she had on her body even included a self-portrait.

• Her nickname was "The illustrated lady."

• She used to do fast walking of more than twenty miles daily, and due to this, she was often referred to as the Irvine Walker by the media.

• She appeared on many television shows including “ Ripley’s Believe it or Not”

• She also had a small role in Aerosmith's music video for their song Pink.

• She operated her own business named Sweet Temptations, which sold homemade pies and cookies and pies for almost ten years.

• All of her products were manufactured using recipes from her Grandmother

• Even though many large bakery companies approached her for opening a franchise to sell her products, she turned down their offers as she preferred to work independently.

• In the last years of her life, she tried to get rid of her tattoos by undergoing laser treatment.

• She died at the age of 61.

Julia Gnuse wearing a headband, pink underwear and covered her whole body with tattoos.

The tattoos do not prevent the skin from blistering as they are purely aesthetic. Instead she decided to try colorful tattoos, consisting of a variety of themes including: her favorite cartoons, her favorite actors and even a self portrait. Gnuse has appeared on the tv show Ripley's Believe it or Not. She also had a small role in Aerosmith's music video for their song Pink.

On the left, Julia Gnuse wearing piercings and covered her body with tattoos. On the right, Julia Gnuse wearing a black top, black shorts and covered her body with tattoos.

In her last year she started to go through laser treatment to get all of her tattoos removed.

Julia Gnuse wearing a black top, black shorts and covered her body with tattoos.

She lived in Foothill Ranch, California and died on August 11, 2016.

On the left, Julia Gnuse covered her whole body with tattoos. On the right, Julia Gnuse with blonde hair and her face covered with tattoos.

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Julia Gnuse wearing piercings and covered her body with tattoos.

Julia Gnuse wearing piercings and covered her whole face and neck with tattoos.

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