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Sexy, quirky, funny: Hollywood's FINEST at Tussauds
Madame Tussauds, that well known wax museum headquartered in London, has come to be known for its incredible celebrity wax works and fascinating crafstmanship, upping the ante with a scorching new Rihanna statue, unveiled recently.
While Indian stars have also been immortalised with varying degrees of success, it's the Hollywood A-listers who steal the show with their charismatic presence and, in some cases, a sense of humour that's unique to them.
Here, we look at some of the most fascinating celebrity sightings at Tussauds.
Beyonce
An artist puts on finishing touches on R&B diva Beyonce's waxwork during a photo opportunity, a day before the opening of Madame Tussauds' Japan exhibition, in Tokyo.
Dressed in her worldwide hit and Grammy winning song Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) outfit, the wax figure bears an uncanny resemblance with the real deal.
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Michael Jackson
The late pop star Michael Jackson (left) looks at his wax double at the Grevin Museum in 1997.
Jackson inaugurated the model created using four pictures of the star.
The singer offered some of his clothes to dress the model for the museum where world celebrities and French historical scenes are represented.
Helen Mirren
British actress Helen Mirren (right) plants a peck on her waxwork as photographers click away at Madame Tussauds in London in 2010.
George Lopez
Actor-comedian George Lopez gets cosy with his own waxwork at the Tussauds museum in Hollywood, California.
Quentin Tarantino
Django Unchained director Quentin Tarantino (right), who won the Best Screenplay Oscar for the film earlier this year, draws attention to himself as he stands next to his wax figure after it was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood in 2009.
Sofia Vergara
One of the more recent additions to the prestigious museum, Modern Family's hot housewife Gloria Delgado-Pritchett poses excitedly next to two of her statues in Tussauds' New York museum.
The grey peplum gown seen on the statue on Sofia Vergara's left is a copy of the ornate Marchesa gown that the actress wore to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit last year.
Betty White
Veteran actress Betty White touches the lips of her wax figure during the unveiling at Madame Tussauds Hollywood wax museum in Los Angeles, California on June 4, 2012.
The event was to celebrate her 90th birthday and to also recognise her achievements in film and television.
Nicolas Cage
Academy award-winning Hollywood A-lister Nicolas Cage (right) stands next to his waxwork in Paris.
Nicolas Cage
A waxwork of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in his role as the Terminator, is photographed at the opening of Madame Tussauds Hollywood in Los Angeles in 2009.
Victoria Beckham
Former Spice Girl and an acclaimed fashion designer, Victoria Beckham sizes up her wax statue at Madame Tussaud's Rock Circus in London.
The Spice Girls are the first band since The Beatles to be modelled as a group.
Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman's iconic sword fight sequence from Quentin Tarantino's masterful 2003 actioner Kill Bill is replicated here at the opening of Madame Tussauds Hollywood in Los Angeles in 2009.
Tom Hanks
One of Hollywood veteran Tom Hanks' most memorable onscreen turns -- Forrest Gump is immortalised sitting on a bench with a box of chocolates on opening day of Tussaud in Hollywood.
Taylor Swift
Country singer Taylor Swift (right) poses with her statue wearing a similar dressand darker hair in 2010.
Justin Bieber
Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber (right) poses with a waxwork model of himself during an official unveiling at Madame Tussauds wax museum in central London March 15, 2011.
Lady Gaga
A wax figure of pop star Lady Gaga, wearing a black Marjan Pejoski body suit, is unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Hong Kong on December 9, 2010.
Hong Kong joined seven other Madame Tussauds attractions around the world revealing new Lady Gaga figures.