Kimberley Vlaeminck (56 Stars) (2009)

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The Story of Kimberley Vlaeminck: “I Asked For 3, He Gave Me 53 More”

Kimberley Vlaeminck is a Belgian teenager who recently became famous after getting an elaborate pattern of 56 stars tattooed over one side of her face, which she claims is 53 MORE tattoo stars than she had originally asked for (she only wanted three stars). Unhappy and remorseful, Kimberley is now suing the tattoo artist for 10,000 euros, which will be used to pay for the laser-removal surgery.

“I said this part, the top, is ok, but not the rest,” said Kimberley, who lives with her family in the city of Kortrijk, northwest of Brussels. According to the lawsuit that was filed against the tattoo artist, she claims that she “fell asleep” during the procedure and woke up in pain when her nose was being tattooed. Talking to local media, Kimberley Vlaminck said she wanted to keep the tattoos on her forehead but would have the rest removed.

The Tattoo Artist: “She Asked for 56, That’s What She Got”

However, the tattoo artist, Rouslan Toumaniantz, said her client had agreed to 56 stars from the beginning. “She (Kimberley Vlaminck) was awake and looked into the mirror several times as the procedure was taking place. The trouble all started when she went home and her father and boyfriend threw a fit.”

Facebook: The Kimberlizer

While this truly bizarre story continues to develop in the Belgian media, Facebook quickly emerged as the Ground Zero site of 56-Stars internet meme. A Facebook group named Fansite Kimberley ‘56 sterretjes’ Vlaeminck has over 20,000 members (as of 6/21/09) and features over 500 submissions of image macros, motivationals and digitally “56-starred” profile pics related to the topic. In further instigating the memetic wildfire that is Kimberley’s 56 Stars, a Belgian advertising agency recently released a software called The Kimberlizer that allows others to instantly add 56 stars to their profile pictures.

The Admission of Truth

Kimberly finally admitted to a Dutch TV crew that she did “ask for the 56 stars and initially adored them. But when my father saw them, he was furious. So I said I fell asleep and that the tattooist had made a mistake.”

Even with her admission, the Rouslan has agreed to pay for half of her treatment to remove the tattoos, as “it is not my wish to have an unsatisfied client.”

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26 Comments

Chris Menning
Jun 18, 2009 at 06:05PM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

Saw this all over the news yesterday. I bet it could potentially become a meme. I just hope people don’t try to classify it as one simple because they found an entry on this site. Only time will tell.

Tylord14
Jun 18, 2009 at 09:32PM UTC , Tylord14 wrote:

i have not seen this anywhere. if you put up some links to places where this is popular that would be nice.

Quantum
Jun 18, 2009 at 09:41PM UTC , Quantum wrote:

it’s gone viral in belium,

here one good example it’s a very famous belgian blog, tons of pics other stuff

http://www.zv-magazine.be/sfw/ik-wou-der-maar-drie#comments

Quantum
Jun 18, 2009 at 09:44PM UTC , Quantum wrote:

Even this site, just great ahhahaha

http://www.toputourworkon.com/kimberlizer/

Quantum
Jun 18, 2009 at 09:53PM UTC , Quantum wrote:

Bert
Jun 19, 2009 at 02:42AM UTC , Bert wrote:

As I am from Belgium, I can confirm this thing is HUGE… about half of the people I know on facebook have their profile-photo edited with 56 stars…
The great thing is that people who don’t know anything about interet meme’s in the first place start to enjoy it because of this meme.
Quality newspapers even reported on the internet phenomenon she has become in the past few days in our little country…

Brad Kim
Jun 19, 2009 at 04:33AM UTC , Brad Kim wrote:

whoa. really bizarre and to be perfectly honest, sorta friggin hilarious. will definitely be researched and updated, thanks for the info!

mewmewmew
Jun 19, 2009 at 07:47AM UTC , mewmewmew wrote:

It was rumored to be a hoax to promote a belgian radio station (mnm.be) but both they and the stargirl deny that is the case. A very unlikely story still.

FrostedDonut
Jun 19, 2009 at 08:12PM UTC , FrostedDonut wrote:

Quite a bit of discussion over at the Museum of Hoaxes:
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/comments/6449/

In particular: how do you fall asleep while somebody is doing a tattoo on your face? Apparently, tattooing is quite painful and the face has lots of nerve endings.

Still, it does seem to have touched a nerve on the net.

[ERR]
Jun 19, 2009 at 09:20PM UTC , [ERR] wrote:

I can’t believe that anyone could sleep through getting that done. Tattoos over skin that’s close to the bone hurt much more. She’d had to have been over 9000 consciousness levels below Sleeping Beauty.

Tylord14
Jun 20, 2009 at 01:03AM UTC , Tylord14 wrote:

i see what you did there DELETED :D. holy crap i went from seeing this nowhere to seeing thousands of examples in two days =o great pics guys :D

Quantum
Jun 20, 2009 at 04:45PM UTC , Quantum wrote:

and here a Spoof of it ahhaha

Jessie
Jun 22, 2009 at 04:58AM UTC , Jessie wrote:

Both Kimberly and the tattoo artist have to get there story straight because I read things like that the dad wasn’t there to he was and that she kept waking up and checking the mirror to she wasn’t asleep at all.

Badgerfrank10
Jun 22, 2009 at 12:44PM UTC , Badgerfrank10 wrote:

i’d hit that

with my car

Greg Leuch
Jun 23, 2009 at 05:41AM UTC , Greg Leuch wrote:

she admits she lied! ahahahaha!

BT-NL
Jun 23, 2009 at 04:37PM UTC , BT-NL wrote:

Initially it was thought to be a marketing stunt from the Belgian radio station MNM. (http://www.clint.be/nieuws/is-sterrenmeisje-stunt-van-mnm in Dutch). The Kimberlizer was launched only two days after the news went public and the same agency was responsible for the launch of the radio station. It was suggested that the stars were painted on with heavy duty henna paint. However, the involvement of MNM was formally declined a few days later (http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/cultuur%2Ben%2Bmedia/media/090618_Sterrenmeisjemedia in Dutch). Furthermore, Kimberley came clean in De Grote Peter Van De Veire Ochtendshow (a daily morning TV show in Belgium) and admitted she did want the 56 stars, only to make up a story when her father dissaproved. Additionally, a skin specialist examined Kimberleys skin and concluded the tattoos are very amateuristic and in some cases are 2 centimeters deep (http://www.clint.be/nieuws/sterrenmeisje-geen-stunt-van-mnm In Dutch).

DJ Intercept
Jun 24, 2009 at 03:23PM UTC , DJ Intercept wrote:

She lied. By show of hands, who here DIDNT see that coming?

Brad Kim
Jun 24, 2009 at 05:04PM UTC , Brad Kim wrote:

XD

iShamwow
Jun 26, 2009 at 02:09AM UTC , iShamwow wrote:

Hahaha! The David After Dentist picture made me crack up… XD

I guess she learned her lesson. Lying gets you nowhere…

Arnedsomedude
Jul 10, 2009 at 09:32AM UTC , Arnedsomedude wrote:

Today was in the newspaper that she was taken to a mental institution for at least 2 weeks…

Kevin Letterer
Jul 24, 2009 at 12:06AM UTC , Kevin Letterer wrote:

she accidentaly 56 stars

captainblurrboobs
Jul 24, 2009 at 05:04PM UTC , captainblurrboobs wrote:

How can you possibly fall asleep when you’re having a fucking TATTOO ON YOUR FACE. I read in Dag Allemaal (sorta belgian “the sun”)that she INSISTED more than 3 stars. After the session she told her dad the tattooist put her asleep or something and put 56 stars all over her face! Pathetic family…

Fosty99
Jul 28, 2009 at 08:45AM UTC , Fosty99 wrote:

lol, all those pictures are hilarious

Fosty99
Jul 28, 2009 at 08:45AM UTC , Fosty99 wrote:

lol, all those pictures are hilarious

Jumpstyler
Nov 18, 2009 at 02:23AM UTC , Jumpstyler wrote:

at least the stars do make the shape of a 3

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