Chris Garver freehand tattoos a vine and flowers along Cindy's ribcage.
The company behind the most expensive tattoo is Shimansky, a chain or retail stores in South Africa ( 8, exactly )but also has brances abroad. ( 4 international locations ). In 2010, Shimansky came out with a soccer ball that was entirely coated with diamonds, weighing 900 carats. The tattoo has real diamonds encrusted into the skin, but the problem was where to find the right model. Minki van der Westhuizen is one of the hottest international models from South Africa. She has been in the modeling business since she was 16 years old and is represented by Max Models in Cape Town. In 2003 she was ranked #24 on ‘Maxim’s Hot 100′ list. In 2004 she was the winner of the ‘FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the world’ pool. She was the perfect model for the diamond tattoo. The tattoo contains 612 Shimansky Ideal Cut diamonds, each weighing half a carat. The procedure took 8 hours and water based adhesive was used to temporarily affix the diamonds on the skin. The diamonds stuck to her body gave Minki van der Westhuizen hard time lying on her back. Although the tattoo is a temporary one, we are sure it will remain in history as world’s most expensive tattoo. Hope you enjoyed our article and let us know what you think. |