Most parents take their kids to see Santa. If you’re Mariah Carey ’s kid, you go see your mom’s very own wax figure. On Sunday, November 3, the “All I Want for Christmas” singer helped unveil “Wax Mariah” during a red carpet event at Madame Tussauds in New York City.
Carey, 55, was joined by her two 13-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan, whom she shares with ex-husband Nick Cannon . Dressed to the nines in a sparkling gown and no shortage of jewelry, Carey’s wardrobe mirrored that of the wax figure. The entire family noticed — as did everyone on the internet, who speculated as to which was which after Carey posted a video of the experience on Instagram .
“Oh my gosh!” a noticeably giddy Carey said while approaching the figure’s display. “Wow! It’s like I’m looking at you through a mirror,” Moroccan quipped. The figure wears an elegant red sequined gown identical to the one the real Mariah wore in a promo for her 2020 Apple TV+ Original holiday special, Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas .
The dress, as Carey explained, is inspired by Marilyn Monroe , who has been her lifelong muse since the third grade when she saw Monroe’s film, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , for the first time. “I love the glamour,” Carey previously said about emulating the late actress’s legendary Old Hollywood sense of style. “There’s something about that specific era where it was just magical.
” The same could be said for her wax figure’s bling, which as Carey .
