WORLD'S MOST LIFELIKE DISNEY PRINCESS IS CALIFORNIAN MAN

Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California. Richard Schaefer has transformed himself into an array of Disney princesses, including Snow White, Cinderella and Ariel, thanks to his naturally soft features and clever make-up tricks. The freelance make-up artist from Fullerton, Orange County, spends two hours on each transformation and wears his own home-made costumes. Richard attends comic conventions in character and wows fairytale fans, who are stunned when they discover the picture-perfect real life Disney princess is in fact a man.

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NINJA RED SQUIRREL

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SWALLOW WHOLE - YOUNG BIRD ENJOYS DINNER TIME

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GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE

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WAVING SEAL PUP

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MILLIONS OF LUMINOUS FISH DWARF DIVERS

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MONKEY LOVE

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N-ICE DAY FOR A CLIMB

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