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Since having her first body piercing in January 1997, Brazilian born Elaine Davidson has had 2,500 [now >4200] piercings over and inside her body, as of 13 October 2004 . She is the "Most Pierced Woman" according to the Guinness World Records. During her last examination, she was found to have 192 piercings on her facial area alone, including her ears, forehead, eyebrows, chin, nose and tongue. Davidson has more than 500 piercings alone through her genitalia. Total weight of her piercings is estimated to be about 3 kilograms. A holder of a black belt in Judo, she is currently living in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she offers fortune telling services, hair braiding, and runs the 'Tropical Rainbow Paradise Shop'.
Update (Feb. 25, 2009): As of February 2009,World's most pierced woman Elaine Davidson has 6,500 piercings and still has no desire to stop piercing.
Fox News warns that excessive piercings may cause some health issues, such as infection in and around the area of the piercings, blood-borne diseases like hepatitis and HIV if the needles were re-used.