Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Washington DC unveiled last month a new exhibit that featured wax statues of now President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton posing with Xmas gifts in the Oval Office of the White House. Today, the museum has announced and released photos of their newest wax statue exhibit which is currently in production. First Lady Michelle Obama is the latest person to be immortalized with her own wax statue:

The First Lady is already getting her first statue: Madame Tussauds Washington, D.C., will unveil a wax figure of Michelle Obama in March. In this photo (released Wednesday), Madame Tussauds senior sculptor Colin Jackson touches up the clay mold of her figure’s head. When complete, Michelle’s figure will join her husband Barack Obama’s wax figure, which was unveiled in February 2008, in a replica of the Oval Office. Obama is the third First Lady to be immortalized in wax by Madame Tussauds Washington D.C., joining Jacqueline Kennedy and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Even tho the statue is in the very early stages, the likeness is really pretty remarkable. Not all of the wax statues that the Madame Tussaud‘s sculptors create are perfect likenesses of real people they represent … but sometimes, like in this case with First Lady Obama, they get it pretty perfect. I had no idea that the museum had only previous created likenesses of former First Ladies Jackie O. and Hillary Clinton (I assumed that all First Ladies were immortalized along with their president hubbys) … I guess it’s quite an honor to have a wax effigy created in your honor. Michelle Obama is such an amazing woman, I love that she’s being honored in this way (if, in fact, a wax statue of one’s self is an honor). So far, it looks pretty good … I can’t wait to see the final product — and what outfit from J. Crew it’ll be wearing.

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Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Washington DC has put together a new holiday themed exhibit which features President-elect Barack Obama and Secretary of State designate Hillary Clinton surrounded by wrapped Xmas gifts as they stand side-by-side in the Oval Office of the White House next to a festively adorned Xmas tree:

LOL. And, for your information, the gifts that are piled atop the President’s desk have gift tags made out to the Cabinet member nominees that have already been announced — Rahm Emmanuel (Chief of Staff), Tom Daschle (Secretary of Health and Human Services) and Robert Gates (Secretary of Defense). Hahahahaha … I really love this display … cuz as much as I adore Michelle Obama and I *know* that she will be an amazing First Lady, I honestly believe the real First Couple of the US is going to be made up of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. If she successfully becomes approved to be our next Secretary of State, Obama is going to essentially be married to her for the course of her tenure. Honestly … I’m not really sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing ;) But by looking at this wax exhibit … I do think they make a very handsome couple.

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Carrie Underwood is the latest celeb to have her likeness made into a wax statue for display at Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum … unfortch for Carrie, tho, her statue was not made by the London branch of Madam Tussaud’s (which is known for their expertly flawless recreations) and was instead made by the folks at the Las Vegas, NV branch of the museum … which may explain by Carrie‘s statue looks like it has Céline Dion‘s face … EW!

Carrie was a good sport to show up for the unveiling of her wax likeness but if I were her, I’d sue. Carrie Underwood looks far prettier than her waxen doppelgänger … especially in these pics.

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In the fine tradition of previous wax statue effigies of Amy Winehouse and Zack Efron, Madam Tussad’s Wax Museum in London, England has unveiled a new wax exhibit immortalizing the Daniel Craig version of superspy James Bond and the Judi Dench version of Bond boss M … here are a few pics of this new exhibit:

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again … Daniel Craig is the hottest James Bond there ever ways. I’m sure a few Sean Connery fans out there might disagree but for me, Craig is the shizz. I just love this new wax statue of the man all done up in his best Bond finery. Dame Judi just rules the world. The end. Not only is she the only M worth discussing ever but some of her performances in other films have been legendary. When I think about the characters of Bond and M, I really see them in the likeness of the actors that portray them. Daniel Craig and Judi Dench are the living embodiment of these characters for me … and now they have been immortalized forever (well, mebbe not forever … wax isn’t that long-lasting) in this new wax exhibition. They both look great … but I think the M statue looks the more lifelike.

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Zac Efron has been immortalized by Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London, England with a wax effigy in his honor. I must admit, I was pretty shocked by how identical the wax incarnation of Zac looks to Zac himself. Here are a few pics of the wax version of Zac Efron along with a few pics of Zac from a London press conference for High School Musical 3: Senior Year that took place earlier this week … can you tell the difference between the real and wax Zacs?

I mean, if you take into consideration how much foundation Zac Efron wears on his face and compare it to the waxy skin of the statue … it’s almost impossible to tell the difference. I know I’m stymied! The folks at Madam Tussaud’s have outdone themselves yet again. What do y’all think?

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Earlier this month, the Washington DC branch of Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum unveiled a new wax statue of model/talk show host Tyra Banks … and now it’s the NYC branch of the Madam Tussaud’s family to give it a go. Here are a couple pics of the new NYC wax statue of Tyra alongside a couple pics of the real deal for comparison:

Yeah, I think the DC branch got it more right … this statue ain’t lookin’ all that hot. Especially when you consider that the London branch of Madam Tussaud’s was able to make Amy Winehouse look nice and healthy with their statue … how could the NYC branch do this to poor Tyra. The pics on the right are just horrible … er, oh wait … those are the real pics … um, yeah scratch what I just said … it’s a very nice statue ;)

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Amy Winehouse emerged from seclusion on the streets of London last night a couple of days after her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for attempting to pervert justice and a day after Madam Tussaud’s unveiled a wax statue in her honor … sadly, as usual, Amy was lookin’ quite messy, disheveled and totally frightful:

Glassy-eyed, matted beehive, blackened fingernails and scabbed skin. This is the real Amy Winehouse not captured by Madame Tussauds in their wax-brushed image of the troubled star. In their version of the chart-topping singer, Amy is seen with bright eyes, glossy hair, and glowing skin. The artists at Madame Tussauds must be losing their touch. Their wax version of Amy Winehouse doesn’t look like she’d even know how to start burning the candle at both ends. The remarkably fresh-faced figure was unveiled at the London waxworks yesterday to the delight of Miss Winehouse’s family. No doubt they’d never seen the troubled singer looking so well. Seen leaving her home last night with a coterie of hangers on, and with what looked like a marijuana joint in her mouth, the Rehab singer looked sweaty and disheveled as she got into a car to take her to the studio. It was the first time that Amy has been seen in public since it was announced that husband Blake is to serve 27 months for perverting the course of justice … Madame Tussauds believes Miss Winehouse, who stands next to models of Kylie Minogue and Michael Jackson, will be one of its most popular attractions. The 24-year- old singer is far from starstruck at the idea. “I thought you had to be dead almost before they made a waxwork of you,” she scoffed last week. Because she refused to pose for the artists, a team of 20 worked from a collection of photographs. It took more than four months to build. Yesterday, her father Mitch, who arrived with Miss Winehouse’s mother Janis, said he was “stunned” by the model.

Additionally, Mitch Winehouse joked with reporters that he would like to trade in the real Amy for the waxwork Amy — and you can see why. Not only will the wax statue have a longer shelf life but it looks much healthier than the real-live Amy does, too. Yikes.

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The London branch of Madame Tussauds’ Wax Museum unveiled a new wax statue of Miley Cyrus this week which looks scarily lifelike. The London Madam Tussauds’ tends to commission the best-looking wax statues of many of the other branches of the museum (the NYC branch has a creepy lookin’ Miley statue). Here are a couple pics of the new Miley wax statue and a couple pics of the real Miley Cyrus (taken on the Malibu, CA set of Hanna Montana which is currently being filmed) for comparison:

In this instance, I think I prefer the fake Miley to the real Miley (not that I really have strong feelings about Miley Cyrus in general, but you see what I’m saying). The resemblance is pretty uncanny.

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The Washington DC branch of the Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum chain has just unveiled their new wax statue of Tyra Banks … cuz, you know, the seat of our nation’s government wouldn’t be complete without a wax statue that is the spitting image of this year’s Daytime Emmy Award winner for Best Informative Talk Show … behold:

Madam Tussaud’s usually does a great job with their wax statues but they’ve really outdone themselves with this one. In fact, this statue even looks more lifelike than the real life Tyra Banks. Should the woman ever need to take a sick day, they can just plop this bad boy right down on her couch and I doubt anyone would even notice. This statue even knows how to smile with its fake eyes! Now that’s talent, y’all.

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