I’m the world’s most pierced woman – I’ve got 15,000 piercings and I want even MORE
THE most pierced woman has over 15,000 piercings – and she isn’t stopping anytime soon.
Elaine Davidson, 56, holds the Guinness World Record for the most piercings.
She had her first skin piercing in 1997 – and today holds onto over 15,000 metallic accessories – estimated to weigh in excess of three kilos.
Davidson revealed that of those, over 3,500 are in her vagina – and she’s gunning to hit 20,000 to retain her world record title.
Living in Edinburgh but hailing from from Brazil, the former nurse first broke the record in May 2000, when a Guinness World Records official examined her and found 462 piercings on various parts of her body -including 192 on her facial area alone.
Appearing on ITV’s This Morning, she explained that achieving that iconic feat was a lifelong aspiration.
She said: “It started when I was very young I always wanted to be in the Guinness World record this book for me was my passion, everything, it was my dream.
“After a long time trying I managed to meet the people from the Guinness World record and they made me part of the family, it was amazing, one of the best things to happen to me.”
Elaine never removes her rings and studs. She also insists that piercing is painless and surprisingly doesn’t deter her from sleeping soundly with all her ornaments intact.
A lady of many talents, Elaine also sleeps on a bed of nails, walks on fire and lays on broken glass, and holds a black belt in Judo which she earned in Japan.
The world record holder has also been a feature at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for 20 years.