Former electrician Pixee Fox had already spent more than $90,000 on plastic surgery attempting to sculpt the perfect hourglass figure.

But now she has taken her obsession even further by having her lower ribs removed - so she can shrink her waist to a record-breaking 14 inches.

The 25-year-old says she was inspired by animated characters like Jessica Rabbit, Aurora from Sleeping Beauty and Holli Would from Cool World.

Pixee, from Sweden, said: "People often come up to me and say, 'don't take this the wrong way, but you look like a cartoon' - but for me that's a compliment, that's what I want to achieve.