Labeled the world’s ugliest woman, Mary Ann Bevan’s life proved that outward beauty meant nothing. Their magnificence can only be understood when we learn how Anne Bevan, a nurse, suffered such an epithet. Mary Ann Bevan was born in 1874 into a working class family in England
He married Mary in 1902. Three children were born to them. At the age of 32, Mary had a rare hormonal imbalance. It was the beginning of a disease called acromegaly. Symptoms began to appear all over the face and body. Her husband Thomas Bevan died in 1914. Gradually severe headaches plagued her. Meanwhile, the vision in both eyes has diminished. Then she had to leave her beloved job as a nurse.
The sudden death of her husband, an unexpected illness and the loss of her job left Mair depressed. Mary was worried about how to bring up her children. Mary wondered how she could use her body to survive. So it was decided to take part in the World’s Ugliest Woman competition. Mary wins the competition and gets a job.
Mary worked in a circus company. She would go and stand in the middle of the audience. The crowd cheered and paid her. Mary Ann Bevan did this work until her death. She did this work in shame to raise her children. Mary died in 1933 aged 53. The shame and ridicule she faced during her lifetime continued even after her death. Even today, her photos appear on social media including as the ugliest woman in the world.
Mary Ann Bevan’s story recently resurfaced on the ‘Grief History’ Instagram page. ‘They should not be known as the ugliest woman in the world. Instead, her story came with the note that she should be remembered as a wonderful mother who did everything in her power to survive.
English Summary: Netizens are touched by this lovely story about the ‘ugliest woman in the world’
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