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Kendall Jenner's face becomes the first ever victim of drone vandalism

The vandalism was the work of street artist Katsu

Jenn Selby
Friday 01 May 2015 12:50 BST
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Kendall Jenner possesses one of the most coveted faces in the fashion industry, fronting campaigns from Givenchy to Balmain in 2015.

It’s also just scored an unusual world record, as the first official victim of drone vandalism.

Jenner’s Calvin Klein campaign is currently on one of the biggest billboards in New York City, but on Wednesday morning a scrawl of red lines appeared across her visage as a hacked drone made free and easy with some spray paint.

The vandalism was actually the work of street artist Katsu, who has since released a video of said incident in action:

“Seventy per cent of the concentration is in maintaining this equilibrium with the two dimensional surface while you are painting,” he added of the tense process that took less than a minute to achieve.

“It's a bit frightening,” he added of the ease in which he illegally tagged her face using the equipment.

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