Malicious Creatures

Alice McMunn — much better known by her stage name, Malice — is no stranger to the muse game, although she would never give herself that title. “I’m an old-school punk rocker, so it’s hard for me to think about myself [as a brand],” she says.

Nevertheless, her iconic look — tons of tattoos, bold red lips, jaguar-strong cat-eye eyeliner and a very serious mohawk — has been featured on T-shirts and skateboards, illustrated by artists and photographed for the covers of magazines and books. Kat Von D named a recent lipstick shade after her. She has almost 90,000 followers on Instagram. But Angelenos might best recognize her from the stage at Loz Feliz bikini bar Cheetah’s, where she’s been dancing since 2010. Whether or not she calls herself an inspiration, Malice is certainly used to having an audience.