Elaine Davidson is the World's Most Pierced Woman

Guiness World Records confirms that Elaine Davidson is the world's most pierced woman with over 6,000 body piercings. (link)

When first accredited by a Guinness World Record official in 2000, Davidson had 462 piercings, with 192 in her face alone.

Now, nine years later, she has 6,005 including more than 1,500 that are "internal".

However, despite her eye-watering record, Miss Davidson, born in Brazil, claims she doesn't like being pierced, and suffers for her art.

She said: "I don't enjoy getting pierced, but to break the record you have to get to a high level.