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Paris Wax Museum Finishes Trump Wax Dummy Just In Time

"It was hard to get the right color," a museum spokeswoman said.
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Philippe Wojazer / Reuters

A Paris wax museum unveiled a Donald Trump effigy with real human hair on Thursday, having being caught off guard with a half-ready figure of Hillary Clinton when he won the U.S. presidential election in November.

The Grevin museum went into overdrive to produce its wax lookalike of Trump for an appearance on the eve of Friday’s White House handover.

Unlike the Trump dummy who has just taken up residence at London’s Madame Tussauds, the Parisian version uses human rather than yak hair to reproduce his distinctive coiffure.

“It was hard to get the right color,” Grevin spokeswoman Veronique Berecz said. “It had to be put in one by one but it’s natural. It allows us to wash his hair.”

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Ripley's Makes Wax Dummies Of Donald Trump
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Ripley’s has created three wax figures -- or dummies -- of President-elect Donald Trump. (credit:Ripleys.com)
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One of the Trump dummies is temporarily on display at the Ripley’s Odditorium in Orlando, Florida. But not for long. (credit:Ripleys.com)
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Two of the three will be shown in Texas: one at Louis Tussaud’s Palace of Wax in Grand Prairie and the other at Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks in San Antonio. (credit:Ripleys.com)
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And the third is being sent to Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks in Niagara Falls, Ontario, where it will undoubtedly provide a taste of home for all the Americans planning to emigrate to Canada in the coming months. (credit:Ripleys.com)
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Ripley’s F/X team started creating the first Trump figure about four months ago. Each one is hand-sculpted by a team of artists. (credit:Ripleys.com)
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Each wax dummy takes about six weeks to complete ― slightly less time than it will take for the country to transition between administrations. (credit:Ripleys.com)
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Some folks seem happy to pose with him. (credit:Ripleys.com)
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But whether these uncanny Trump figures will bridge the chasm dividing America remains to be seen. (credit:Ripleys.com)
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People will pose next to a lot of things. (credit:Ripleys.com)
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In a press release, Ripley's said about 50 percent of visitors like the dummy on display while 50 percent loathe it ― just like the election results. (credit:Ripleys.com)
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Thumbs up! (credit:Ripleys.com)
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