Former nurse Elaine Davidson is credited with being the "Most Pierced Woman" in the Guinness Book of World Records.Guinness World Records: Most Pierced Woman Davidson, originally from Brazil, has 6,005 piercings, including 1,500 "internal" piercings.Telegraph: World's Most Pierced Woman Adds to Her Collection (February 25, 2009)
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In 2003, Davidson said she did all her own piercings. She said she pierced her waist 85 times in only two hours. When she was accepted in to the Guinness Book of World Records, Davidson said her "dream has come true." Davidson says piercing is her "stress relief."CNN: Guinness book celebrates its own record - Nov. 13, 2003 (November 13, 2003) In 2009, Davidson said she does not "enjoy getting pierced" but suffered in order to obtain the world record.Telegraph: World's Most Pierced Woman Adds to Her Collection (February 25, 2009)
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- CNN: Guinness book celebrates its own record - Nov. 13, 2003 (November 13, 2003)
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Born in Brazil
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Resides in Edingburgh, Scotland
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First listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2000 when she had just 462 piercings, 192 were on her faceTelegraph: World's Most Pierced Woman Adds to Her Collection (February 25, 2009)
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1,500 of those piercings were "internal"
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In 2003, an Australian newspaper reported that Davidson owned a Brazilian restaurant in ScotlandThe Sydney Morning Herald: Pierced Lady 'scared to Go Home' (November 13, 2003)
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Davidson says "pain" motivates her; she also walks on beds of nails, broken glass and fireThe Sydney Morning Herald: Pierced Lady 'scared to Go Home' (November 13, 2003)
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Said she was afraid of traveling to Brazil in fear that she may be robbed for her jewelryThe Sydney Morning Herald: Pierced Lady 'scared to Go Home' (November 13, 2003)
