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The Definitive Ranking of the Best, Worst, and Weirdest Celebrity Wax Figures

By Olivia Bahou Updated Jul 13, 2017 @ 12:30 pm
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Welcome to the weird and wacky world of celebrity wax figures, where things either go horribly wrong or oh so right. Madame Tussauds’ process is extremely strenuous, with each sculpture taking 15 artists three or four months to complete, according to Business Insider.

The sculptors take precise measurements of every part of a celebrity’s body (over 250 total!) from their eyes down to their moles. And yet, somehow after this long and arduous process, the wax figures can sometimes turn out looking like this:

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Keep scrolling to see our rankings of the best, worst, and weirdest celebrity wax figures out there, because you know for every Jon Hamm doppelgänger out there, there’s also a terrifying Ryan Gosling wax figure waiting in the wings.

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Just wait until you see Meryl Streep’s.

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Zac Efron

Zac Efron
Credit: Tommaso Boddi/Getty

Rating: A

Efron's new wax figure at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood got his Baywatch bod so right—down to every last ab muscle.

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Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana
Credit: David Livingston/Getty Images

Rating: B

Zoe's a little oilier than we are used to seeing her, but the resemblance is on-point—even her husband's confused!

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Betty White

Betty White
Credit: Michael Tran/FilmMagic

Rating: A

Thank you, Madame Tussauds, for understanding that what we really need in this world is another Betty White.

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David and Victoria Beckham

David and Victoria Beckham
Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage; Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images

Rating: B

While the wax Posh and Becks have their poses perfected, there's something a little too stern in their expressions that makes them impossible to mistake for the real thing.

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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West
Credit: Jonathan Hordle/Barcroft Media via Getty Images; Marc Piasecki/GC Images

Rating: F

This looks more like a Kimoji than the real Kimye. Ms. Kardashian West would never be caught with such a bad contouring job.

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Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds
Credit: Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Rating: B

The only thing better than one Ryan Reynolds is two, and Madame Tussauds almost nailed it on this one, right down to his signature three-piece suit.

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Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling
Credit: Marilla Sicilia/Olycom/ABACAPRESS.COM; Ian Gavan/Getty Images

Rating: A

As the face that launched a billion memes, Gosling has more than one wax figure in this world—and they're not all made equal. Luckily Madame Tussauds in London made an almost perfect rendering of the Notebook star.

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Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift
Credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

Rating: D

Not only did they totally botch Swift's curls, but they couldn't even bother to put her in a red lip.

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Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren
Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage

Rating: A

I truly believe that we'll never know which one is the real Helen Mirren.

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Adriana Lima

Adriana Lima
Credit: Mike Pont/WireImage

Rating: C

While this impostor has Lima's signature runway pose down, she looks more like a zombie than an Angel.

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Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato
Credit: Rachel Murray/Getty Images

Rating: A

Is Demi Lovato secretly a twin?

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Emma Watson

Emma Watson
Credit: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images; Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

Rating: F

This wax figure looks more like she should be a character on The Royals than a replica of Emma Watson.

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Zendaya

Zendaya
Credit: Miikka Skaffari/FilmMagic

Rating: B

While these two almost nail Zendaya's signature smirk, they look just a little too waxy to be believable.

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Kim Kardashian West

Kim Kardashian West
Credit: Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic

Rating: F

Madame Tussauds can't seem to do KKW justice.

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Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg
Credit: Jacob Andrzejczak/Getty Images

Rating: A

This Snoop Dogg wax figure looks like he's ready for a chill sesh with Martha Stewart.

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Kendall Jenner

Kendall Jenner
Credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Rating: B

This version of Jenner, who appears to be getting ready backstage before hitting a runway, looks a lot like her real-life counterpart—if she was entirely dead inside.

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Beyoncé Knowles

Beyoncé Knowles
Credit: Yosra El-Essawy/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images; John Phillips/UK Press via Getty Images

Rating: C

Wax figure Beyoncé's form is on point. Her face? Not so much.

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Cara Delevingne

Cara Delevingne
Credit: Fred Duval/FilmMagic; Jamie McCarthy/WireImage

Rating: B

Madame Tussauds in London totally nailed the Paper Towns star's signature smirk.

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Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm
Credit: Cindy Ord/Getty Images

Rating: A

Will the real Jon Hamm please stand up?

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Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber
Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage

Rating: D

It's not that Justin Bieber's wax figure is that terrible, it just looks like it could be 2017 Justin Bieber's son.

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Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani
Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Rating: A

From the tough-girl expression to the rock-hard abs, that is Gwen Stefani through and through.

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Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus
Credit: Anita Bugge/Getty Images; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Rating: C

While recognizably Miley Cyrus, this wax figure doesn't do justice to the Hannah Montana star. 

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Prince William and Kate Middleton

Prince William and Kate Middleton
Credit: Fred Duval/FilmMagic; Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Rating: B

Madame Tussauds got Kate and Will down—if they were welcoming you to their home on the set of a horror movie.

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Rihanna

Rihanna
Credit: David Livingston/Getty Images; Mazur/WireImage

Rating: A

For a hot sec, I thought this was a before-and-after shot showing us that Bad Girl RiRi had died her hair darker. Needless to say, this one gets an "A."

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Katy Perry

Katy Perry
Credit: Jerod Harris/WireImage

Rating: C

If it wasn't for the bra, we'd have a hard time identifying this one as Katy Perry.

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Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep
Credit: Tara Ziemba/Getty Images; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Rating: F

This may be the only bad red carpet moment that's ever involved Meryl Streep.

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Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood
Credit: Bennett Raglin/WireImage

Rating: C

Sorry Carrie, but this looks more like Emily Osment than the American Idol star.

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Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran
Credit: Cindy Ord/Getty Images

Rating: B

We definitely wouldn't mistake this guy for Prince Harry or Rupert Grint.

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Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox
Credit: Arun Nevader/Getty Images

Rating: A

Laverne Cox's doppelgänger looks like she's ready to hit the red carpet in her place.

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    5 of 29 Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West
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    7 of 29 Ryan Gosling
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    10 of 29 Adriana Lima
    11 of 29 Demi Lovato
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    14 of 29 Kim Kardashian West
    15 of 29 Snoop Dogg
    16 of 29 Kendall Jenner
    17 of 29 Beyoncé Knowles
    18 of 29 Cara Delevingne
    19 of 29 Jon Hamm
    20 of 29 Justin Bieber
    21 of 29 Gwen Stefani
    22 of 29 Miley Cyrus
    23 of 29 Prince William and Kate Middleton
    24 of 29 Rihanna
    25 of 29 Katy Perry
    26 of 29 Meryl Streep
    27 of 29 Carrie Underwood
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