Watch: Woman earns Guinness record with 106 shark tattoos
Watch: Woman earns Guinness World Record status after a Maine shark biologist was certified for 106 shark tattoos — the most for a female. Emily Morrison’s body art was officially counted in May, turning a lifelong love of sharks into a certified milestone.
Key Takeaways
- Emily Morrison of Maine holds the Guinness World Record for the most sharks tattooed on the body (female), with 106 tattoos.
- Guinness World Records officially counted her shark ink in May.
- Morrison is a shark biologist who also runs a shark fossil diving tour company and goes by “Shark Lady Emily.”
- She is set to appear on Discovery Channel’s My Strange Shark Addiction during Shark Week.
- Her shark passion began as childhood fear of Jaws before research turned fear into fascination.
The odd-but-true feat, first reported by UPI, sits firmly in the lane of Bizarre News & Florida Man stories that stop the scroll for all the right reasons.
Who earned the Guinness World Record for shark tattoos?
Emily Morrison, a shark biologist from Maine, was awarded the title for the most sharks tattooed on the body (female).
She also owns a shark fossil diving tour company. Morrison is known as “Shark Lady Emily,” a nickname that matches the ink covering her passion for predatory fish.
According to UPI, the record-keeping organization officially counted her 106 shark tattoos in May, confirming the female category mark.
How did fear of sharks become a record-breaking obsession?
Morrison said her fascination with sharks began as fear. She first saw the movie Jaws at age 8.
That fear flipped after her father urged her to research real-life sharks at the library. Curiosity replaced dread, and sharks became a lifelong focus.
“I have fed tiger sharks and great hammerheads in the Bahamas, cage dove with great whites in Australia, swam with whale sharks off the coast of Mexico, and so much more,” Morrison said.
Those encounters help explain why her tattoo collection tracks a life spent in the water, not a random mix of flash designs.
Where can you watch Shark Lady Emily next?
Morrison is scheduled to appear on the upcoming special My Strange Shark Addiction.
The program is part of the Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week event, which starts Sunday. The timing puts her record in the spotlight just as shark stories flood the culture calendar.
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