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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, set Guinness Book of World Record.
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.
She then turned her attention to her stomach, arms and back and before long was addicted to body art.
"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.
"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.
Julia Gnuse - Worlds Most Tattooed Woman Guinness World Records 2010 Video
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.
She then turned her attention to her stomach, arms and back and before long was addicted to body art.
"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."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.
Julia Gnuse - Worlds Most Tattooed Woman Guinness World Records 2010 Video
