WASHINGTON — Madame Tussauds has already begun work on its wax figure of the 45th president of the United States, well ahead of the election.
The wax museum’s D.C. location, at 1001 F St., Northwest, just released images of the clay head sculpts of both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It is the first time Madame Tussauds began creation of the sculpts before their respective political parties officially announced their nominees.
The work on both heads began in June.
It is the first time that both presidential candidates have previously been immortalized by Madame Tussauds artists.
“Knowing how many eyes are diligently watching this election made these clay sculpts even more exciting than usual,” said Madame Tussauds principal sculptor Stephen Mansfield, who worked on Hillary Clinton’s previous figure as well as that of then-president George W. Bush in 2000.
“Creating the Republican and Democratic nominees is one of our favorite traditions and I cannot wait to begin the final countdown of who we will see as a finished figure,” he said.
The museum will have a full wax figure of the winner ready in time for inauguration in January.
The clay figures will be displayed at the museum’s D.C. location, as well as Madame Tussauds in New York, Orlando and London.
