Elaine Davidson

Elaine Davidson
Elaine Davidson
Born	Brazil
Known for	extensive body piercings

Elaine Davidson

Elaine Davidson C is the "Most Pierced Woman" according to the Guinness World Records.^[1]

When examined by a Guinness World Record official in May 2000, Davidson had 462 piercings, with 192 in her face alone. By 9 August 2001 when she was re-examined she was found to have 720 piercings.^[1] Performing at the Edinburgh Festival in 2005, The Guardian reported that she now had 3,950 body piercings.^[2] As of 2003, she had more piercings in her genitalia than in any other part of the body – 500 in all, externally and internally.^[3] The total weight of her internal piercings is estimated to be about 3 kilograms.^[4] As of February 2009 her piercings totaled 6,005.^[5]

She was born in Belém (Brazil) and is a former nurse.^[6] She now resides in Edinburgh, Scotland. On 8 June 2011 Davidson married Douglas Watson; at the time of her wedding, news reports claimed her total number of piercings was 6,925. The couple later divorced in 2012.^{[citation needed]}

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Guinness World Records - Human Body - Extreme Bodies - Most Pierced Woman". Guinness World Records. 2001-08-09. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
^ "Elaine Davidson shows off just some of her 3,950 body piercings and tattoos to publicise her Brazilian Life theatre workshop". Guardian. 2005. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
^ "Pierced lady "scared to go home"". Reuters. 2003-11-13. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
^ World's most pierced woman gets married to balding civil servant By Andrew Hough10:00PM BST 08 Jun 2011 for The Telegraph
^ "World's most pierced woman adds to her collection". telegraph.co.uk. February 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2010-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[guinness-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Guinness World Records - Human Body - Extreme Bodies - Most Pierced Woman". Guinness World Records. 2001-08-09. Retrieved 2007-08-26.

[2] "Elaine Davidson shows off just some of her 3,950 body piercings and tattoos to publicise her Brazilian Life theatre workshop". Guardian. 2005. Retrieved 2007-08-26.

[SMH-3] "Pierced lady "scared to go home"". Reuters. 2003-11-13. Retrieved 2007-08-26.

[marriage-4] World's most pierced woman gets married to balding civil servant By Andrew Hough10:00PM BST 08 Jun 2011 for The Telegraph

[telegraph-5] "World's most pierced woman adds to her collection". telegraph.co.uk. February 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-23.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2010-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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