Miley Cyrus ‘Wrecking Ball’ wax figure unveiled on Strip — PHOTOS

By DOUG ELFMAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

10 years ago

A wax figure of Miley Cyrus on top of a wrecking ball, created by Madame Tussauds’ studio team, is unveiled outside of the Venetian hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Monday, March 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Irazu Velasquez, engagement coordinator for the Venetian hotel-casino, takes a selfie with a wax figure of Miley Cyrus on top of a wrecking ball. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Susan Laczko of Pittsburgh takes a photo of a wax figure of Miley Cyrus on top of a wrecking ball, created by Madame Tussauds’ studio team. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

People take photos as a wax figure of Miley Cyrus on top of a wrecking ball, created by Madame Tussauds’ studio team, is unveiled outside of the Venetian hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Monday, March 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

People take photos of a wax figure of Miley Cyrus on top of a wrecking ball, created by Madame Tussauds’ studio team, after it is unveiled outside of the Venetian hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Monday, March 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Photographers take photos as a wax figure of Miley Cyrus on top of a wrecking ball, created by Madame Tussauds’ studio team, is unveiled outside of the Venetian hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Monday, March 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Paul Dungo, manager of engagement for the Venetian hotel-casino, center, laughs while showing a photo of himself with a wax figure of Miley Cyrus on top of a wrecking ball to coworkers Sandra Diprospero, left, and Irazu Velasquez, outside of the Venetian hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Monday, March 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Paul Dungo, manager of engagement for the Venetian hotel-casino, poses for a photo with a wax figure of Miley Cyrus on top of a wrecking ball outside of the Venetian hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Monday, March 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Paul Dungo, manager of engagement for the Venetian hotel-casino, takes a selfie with a wax figure of Miley Cyrus on a wrecking ball outside of the Venetian hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Monday, March 9, 2015. The figure and ball, created by Madame Tussauds’ studio team, was unveiled Monday morning. A team of 20 artists worked on the project over the course of six months. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A wax figure of Miley Cyrus on top of a wrecking ball, created by Madame Tussauds’ studio team, is unveiled outside of the Venetian hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Monday, March 9, 2015. The figure, along with the ball, was created by a team of 20 artists over the course of six months. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

People look on at a wax figure of Miley Cyrus on top of a wrecking ball, created by Madame Tussauds’ studio team, after it is unveiled outside of the Venetian hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Monday, March 9, 2015. The figure, along with the ball, was created by a team of 20 artists over the course of six months. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

People wait for a wax figure of Miley Cyrus on top of a wrecking ball, created by Madame Tussauds’ studio team, to be unveiled outside of the Venetian hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Monday, March 9, 2015. The figure, along with the ball, was created by a team of 20 artists over the course of six months. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Madame Tussauds Las Vegas unveiled its stunt-ilicious concoction of Miley Cyrus proportions Monday morning, as a wax version of the “Wrecking Ball” singer was suspended from a 90-ton crane in front of the Venetian.

(You’ve never looked better, Miley, swinging from a 200-pound ball at the end of a 30-foot chain. Wait, I’ve seen a few photos in Google Images that rival this, I guess. Also, you’re not naked in Vegas like you are in the “Wrecking Ball” video. What’s up with that?)

Miley’s wax figure goes on permanent display in the museum. London’s Madame Tussauds gets a different Miley soon.

It took 20 artists and six months to make Miley’s likeness, first out of hand clay, then plaster casting, then wax, and acrylic eyes and teeth, hand-pinpointed hair, and paint.

Coincidentally, that is the same process Cher goes through every day. (Just kidding, Cher fans, calm down! I’m paying tribute to Cher and Miley, not ridiculing either. Geez, you’re so touchy today. But you look marvelous.)

Contact Doug Elfman at delfman@reviewjournal.com. He blogs at reviewjournal.com/elfman. Follow him on Twitter: @VegasAnonymous