Julia Gnuse (guh-NOO-see) (January 18, 1955 - August 11, 2016), commonly known by the nickname The Illustrated Lady or The Irvine Walker, was an American woman who had 95% of her body (including her face) covered in tattoos[1] and held the Guinness Record for being the most tattooed woman in the world.
[2] In her mid-30s, Gnuse developed porphyria, a condition in which sunlight results in blistering of the skin.
[citation needed] Gnuse appeared on the TV show Ripley's Believe it or Not!.
[7] She also had a small role in Aerosmith's music video for their song "Pink".
[8] In her last year she started to go through laser treatment to get all of her tattoos removed.