# Madame Tussauds Las Vegas

Madame Tussauds Las Vegas is a wax museum located in the Las Vegas Strip at The Venetian Las Vegas casino resort in Paradise, Nevada. The attraction opened in 1999, becoming the first Madame Tussauds venue to open in the United States. It features over 100 wax figures of famous celebrities, film and TV characters, athletes, musicians and Marvel superheroes, as well a 4D movie theatre. Subsequent Madame Tussauds venues opened in the U.S in New York City in 2000, Washington D.C. in 2007, and Hollywood, California in 2009.

## Wax making process

The process of making a wax figure can take anywhere from four to six months. After a survey has been conducted on who the attraction should include, researchers find out as much information as possible about the chosen celebrities including their hairstyle, common facial expressions, and clothing preferences. If they are able, celebrities visit the Madame Tussauds stylists who take more than 150 measurements and 200 photos, and use an oil-based paint to create a realistic skin complexion. The figure is not made entirely of wax, but also uses clay and steel. Some celebrities have been directly involved in their figure's creation. Gwen Stefani teamed up with the Madame Tussauds Las Vegas in-house team to achieve the style of her wax figure, while Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas donated one of her dresses to the museum.

## Notable figures

| TV Stars | Hollywood Stars | Music Stars | Athletes | Viva Las Vegas | Marvel |
| Sofia Vergara | Sandra Bullock | Britney Spears (performs at Planet Hollywood resort) | Muhammad Ali (faced Leon Spinks at the Hilton Hotel in Vegas in '78) | Elvis Presley | Captain America |
| Simon Cowell | Leonardo DiCaprio | Whitney Houston | Chuck Liddell (UFC Light Heavyweight Champion) | Marilyn Monroe | Spider-Man |
| Eva Longoria (opened Beso restaurant in Vegas) | Halle Berry | Beyoncé | Tiger Woods | RuPaul | Nick Fury |
| Kathy Griffin (does stand up in Vegas) | Jodie Foster | Michael Jackson (owned a home in Vegas) | Shaquille O'Neal | Blue Man Group | Hulk |
| Jennifer Lopez | Robert Pattinson | Aaliyah | Kobe Bryant | Frank Sinatra | |
| Kendall Jenner | Christian Bale | Christina Aguilera | Dale Earnhardt | Gwen Stefani | |
| Siegfried & Roy (show at The Mirage) | Tom Cruise | Megan Thee Stallion | Ayrton Senna | Prince | |
| Kim Kardashian | Benedict Cumberbatch | Taylor Swift | Wayne Gretzky | Celine Dion (performs at Caesars Palace resort) | |
| Criss Angel (show at Planet Hollywood hotel) | Anne Hathaway | Katy Perry (performs at Resorts World) | Lance Armstrong | Lizzo | |
| Tiffany Haddish | Scarlett Johansson | Shakira | Jeff Gordon | Missy Elliott | |
| Kourtney Kardashian | Cameron Diaz | Miley Cyrus | Babe Ruth | Dean Martin | |
| | Johnny Depp | Post Malone | Mike Tyson | Sammy Davis Jr. | |
| | Jamie Foxx | Ricky Martin | Don King | Louis Armstrong | |
| | Mel Gibson | Lady Gaga | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Robert De Niro | |
| | Jennifer Aniston | Justin Bieber | Andre Agassi | Bob Marley | |
| | Brad Pitt | Bad Bunny | Arnold Palmer | Stevie Wonder | |
| | Whoopi Goldberg | Jack Harlow | Richard Petty | Jerry Garcia | |
| | George Clooney | Nicki Minaj | | Wayne Newton | |
| | Salma Hayek | Drake | | | |
| | Vin Diesel | Tupac Shakur | | | |
| | Bradley Cooper | Fergie | | | |
| | Eddie Murphy | Travis Barker | | | |
| | Dwayne Johnson | Snoop Dogg | | | |
| | | Steve Aoki | | | |
| | | J Balvin | | | |
| | | Janis Joplin | | | |
| | | Jimi Hendrix | | | |
| | | Demi Lovato | | | |
| | | Karol G | | | |
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