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Heidi Klum Unveils Medusa at 24th Heidiween in New York

A 10-hour, 15-artist build showcased hand-painted prosthetics with animatronic snakes.

Overview

  • The Hard Rock Hotel reveal in New York presented a prosthetic-heavy Medusa with animatronic snake hair designed by Hollywood makeup artist Mike Marino.
  • Klum told E! News the transformation took about 10 hours with roughly 15 artists, noting that every element was hand-painted.
  • Tom Kaulitz appeared as a soldier turned to stone, while daughter Leni arrived in full-body paint inspired by A Bad Case of Stripes.
  • Pre-party teasers spurred widespread guesses that she would be the Lady Gremlin, a social-media theory upended by the Medusa reveal.
  • Klum shared the look on Instagram and used interviews to champion human-made artistry over generative AI.