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Lizzie Velásquez. Elizabeth Anne Velásquez ( / ˈlɪzi vəˈlæskɛz /; born March 13, 1989) is an American motivational speaker, activist, writer, and YouTuber. She was born with an extremely rare congenital disease called Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome that, among other symptoms, prevents her from accumulating body fat and ...
Mary Ann Bevan. Ringling Brothers Circus and was employed as a nurse. Mary Ann Bevan ( née Webster; 20 December 1874 – 26 December 1933) was an English nurse, who, after developing acromegaly, toured the circus sideshow circuit as "the ugliest woman in the world". [1]
Background. "If You Wanna Be Happy" is based on the song "Ugly Woman" by the Trinidadian calypsonian Roaring Lion (writing credited to his real name, Rafael de Leon), recorded in 1934. It hit #1 on the Hot 100 on May 18, 1963, as well as on the R&B singles chart. [1] It was issued on Frank Guida's S.P.Q.R. label [2] and distributed by London ...
Crone: An ugly or witch-like old woman. Curmudgeon : [13] An ill-tempered, grumpy or surly old man (although the term is most often applied to old men, it can be used more broadly: for example, in the 2008 film Marley & Me , John Grogan , a forty-year-old man, is called a curmudgeon for complaining about the prevalence of aesthetically ugly ...
World Association of Ugly People. Ugliness is a virtue, beauty is slavery. The World Association of Ugly People (in Italian Club dei Brutti) is an organization dedicated to fighting for the recognition of ugly people, in a society that places a high value on physical beauty. The group's motto is "A person is what he is and not what he looks like".
The Ugly Duchess. Portrait of an Old Man, c. 1517. Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris. The Ugly Duchess (also known as A Grotesque Old Woman) is a satirical portrait painted by the Flemish artist Quinten Massys around 1513. The painting is in oil on an oak panel, measuring 62.4 by 45.5 cm. [1] It shows an old woman with wrinkled skin and withered ...
Roaring Lion. Roaring Lion (22 February 1908 – 11 July 1999) [2] was a Trinidadian calypsonian (calypso singer/composer). His 65-year career began in the early 1930s and he is best known for his compositions "Ugly Woman" (1933), "Mary Ann" and "Netty, Netty", which are still performed today. The song "If You Wanna Be Happy", which hit number ...
Shikome. Yomotsu-shikome (黄泉醜女, lit. 'Ugly Woman of the Underworld'), in Japanese mythology, was a hag sent by the dead Izanami to pursue her husband Izanagi, for shaming her by breaking promise not to see her in her decayed form in the Underworld ( Yomi-no-kuni ). Also recorded by the name Yomotsu-hisame (泉津日狭女), the name may ...