Miss Bumbum winner Kerolay Chaves has covered herself from head to toe in World Cup stickers for a unique photo shoot, reserving the most intimate spot for Brazilian footballer Vinicius Junior. The 25-year-old influencer hopes to bring good luck to Vinicius and his team at the upcoming World Cup.
Bizarre photo shoot in Brazil
The photo shoot took place in Minas Gerais state, south-eastern Brazil, where Kerolay launched her campaign to become the competition's World Cup Muse. The video shows her in a figure-hugging covering of football stickers, with Vinicius Junior placed over her intimate area and Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Raphinha among the players used to cover her breasts.
Why Vinicius Jr got the prime spot
Kerolay explained that Vinicius received the prominent position because he is one of the footballers she admires most. She said: "I chose Vinicius Jr. for the part of my body that I like the most because he is one of the players I admire the most. I believed it could bring him luck during the games, almost like a lucky charm."
Seven-hour transformation
The model spent around seven hours applying football stickers to her skin as part of what she described as a world-first living World Cup sticker album. Organisers of the Miss Bumbum competition had challenged contestants to present their candidacy for the World Cup Muse title, prompting Kerolay to develop the unusual concept.
She deliberately rejected more traditional football-themed photoshoots. "I didn't want to wear a jersey or pose with a football. I wanted to create something nobody had ever done before," she said.
Selection of players
The influencer selected players from different generations of World Cup history and said each sticker was placed with a specific purpose. According to Kerolay, the aim was to create a human version of a collectible World Cup album, with different sections of her body representing different eras of the tournament.
She said choosing the footballers was one of the most difficult parts of the project. "I wanted to carefully choose exactly which players would appear and which stickers truly mattered to me. There were national teams I absolutely wanted to include and players who simply had to be there," she said.
The transformation took seven hours to complete and resulted in a full-body display of football-themed stickers. Kerolay said the project evolved from a competition entry into a personal tribute to the sport. "If the goal was to draw attention to my candidacy, I think it worked," she said.
The influencer previously revealed that she drinks protein shakes made with crickets as part of her fitness routine after researching alternative protein sources.
