Madame Tussauds have a tough job, we get it. Making convincing fake humans is something even the best CGI artists still struggle with, whereas this mob are doing it with wax. But their recent attempt at one of the most recognisable stars on the planet has people wondering who the hell they’re supposed to be posing with.

Twitter user Michelle Lee posted a selection of shots of various wax attempts at Beyoncé, ranging from bad (Madame Tussauds) to horrible (the rest) along with the theory that “Beyoncé wax figure makers have never seen Beyoncé”.

While the statue at what appears to be a terrible museum in Niagara is definitely worse than Madame Tussauds’ (bonus points for the little ‘Beyonce Knowles’ name tag though), its likeness is arguably better, despite looking like a life-size action figure.

Adorned with a pretty dull costume compared to some of the incredible outfits she’s worn over the years, the blue number worn by the Tussauds version doesn’t exactly scream “Beyoncé” – but then again neither does the face, or anything else about the figure outside of the fact it’s holding a microphone.

People are left wondering whether the sculptor was handed a photo of Shakira instead, and apparently it’s not the only dodgy version of the figure that exists.

As SPIN reports, Madame Tussauds was embarrassed enough to comment on the issue, addressing concerns about the figure’s complexion, while dodging the matter of her entirely generic face.

“At Madame Tussauds, our talented team of sculptors take every effort to ensure we accurately colour match all of our wax figures to the celebrity being depicted. Lighting within the attraction combined with flash photography may distort and misrepresent the colour of our wax figures which is something our sculptors are unable to account for at the production stage.”

Better luck next time, we guess.

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