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Arlindo Armacollo's wax figure of Nelson Mandela is unlike any depiction of Madiba you’ve seen. (Photo: Instagram/ izidoroarmacollo)
Arlindo Armacollo's wax figure of Nelson Mandela is unlike any depiction of Madiba you’ve seen. (Photo: Instagram/ izidoroarmacollo)

With a beefcake’s body, tiny head and peroxided hair, the wax figure of Nelson Mandela is unlike any depiction of Madiba you’ve seen.

Then there’s Marilyn Monroe, her neck the size of a tree trunk, her stiff mouth and vacant eyes making her look more exhausted than seductive.

And as for Diana – her crazy grin is a far cry from the gentle smile the late People’s Princess usually bestowed on the world.

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