Rick Genest, an artist and fashion model born in Montreal, is famous for having had most of his body and face tattooed so that he resembles a zombie, a process that has taken three years and thousands of dollars. In January this year he was plucked from obscurity by Lady Gaga's Fashion Director Nicola Formichetti. He subsequently modelled for Thierry Mugler and appeared in Lady Gaga's video for "Born This Way" in which the singer wears make-up to replicate his tattoos.

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