The story of Mary Ann, the ugliest woman who did all she could to keep her children from starving
Mary Ann Webster is regarded as the ugliest lady in history. Her look was actually the outcome of a sickness. The woman endured a lot of physical teasing, but she was resilient and overcame it.
In 1874, Mary was born in London. Her family was large and impoverished. She had to start working at a young age. She had a job as a nurse. When Mary first met Thomas Bevan, she was quite attractive (at 29). They were soon married. They had 4 children. They had a normal life, but when at the age of 32, the wife developed health problems, their lives changed. Mary had joint pains and headaches and could not even stand. At that time, the doctors could not tell exactly what was happening to her.
After a while, her face completely changed. The woman became a completely different person. It turned out that the cause of this change was a rare disease called acromegaly. Thomas was always by Mary’s side. However, when Thomas died, the woman was completely alone. In addition to the difficulty of raising four children alone, it was very difficult for her to go out looking like that. At that time, she was still working, but that money was not enough to cover all the needs of his family. For the sake of her children, she decided to participate in the competition of the ugliest woman, the prize of which was quite a lot of money. She won the competition, and life became more complicated.
Later on, she was given the chance to act at a circus on Coney Island. For the benefit of his children, she made that decision. She had a public performance as the circus’s ugliest woman.
She passed away at 59 years old.
Mary Ann Webster, once dubbed the ugliest person in history, sacrificed everything for her kids.
Never judge a person by their appearance. Maybe there are many other things hidden under it.