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Using her body like a canvas, Isobel Varley, who turned 71 in 2009, is recognized as the most tattooed septuagenarian woman.
Varley, who spent more than $40,000 on tattoos, began her body
modification project in 1986, after visiting her first tattoo
convention. She says her fingers, toes and forehead were the most
painful parts to tattoo . . . and she's tattooed the parts of her body
that you can't show on TV.
Using her body like a canvas, Isobel Varley, who turned 71 in 2009, is recognized as the most tattooed septuagenarian woman.