Ten bearded women of different ages

Years or so ago, more than 100 so-called "exhibition freaks" were quite popular. And as long as one party to the freak show turned into slaves and "exhibits", they were sold as a commodity that other people with an unusual appearance used their physical differences, in order to achieve financial independence. Therefore, today's fashion freaks - this is not news. In this review, 10 bearded women who lived at various times in the past 500 years and challenged the society and the existing stereotypes.

1. Julia Pastrana

The history of Julia Pastrana - one of the most frustrating and heartbreaking stories of abuse and dehumanization in the history of show business. Born in 1834 in Mexico Pastrana called "female ape", "bear woman", "female baboon" or "the ugliest woman in the world" because of its unusual features and a hairy face and body. She was posthumously diagnosed hypertrichosis, which is why at Julia and was so abundant body hair, and hyperplasia of the gums, which is why the lips and gums were thick and prominent.

Pastrana was incredibly smart and successful woman. She speaks three languages ​​and was able to dance and sing operatic roles, and with great skill. She was taken from a Mexican orphanage governor of Sinaloa, after which the girl was taken to New York. Soon she has a personal manager, and she began to travel around the world. In the six short years, it has become incredibly popular.

Achievements and skills valued by Julia audience even more because of her appearance. She married her manager and soon became pregnant. The child has inherited his mother hypertrichosis, but died shortly after birth. Julia briefly survived him, dying within five days of delivery complications, aged only 26 years. Then her husband continued to show the body of his wife and child, which they stuffed, as if they were mere museum pieces rather than people.

2. Josephine Klofuliya

Boydeken Josephine was born in 1831 in Switzerland. She had hair all over the body at birth, and to two years the girl has grown a full beard. Not knowing what to do with her daughter, her parents sent the girl to a boarding school, where she was educated. After high school, Josephine began to publicly demonstrate their "feature", and her first agent became a father. Later, she met with a very bearded man named Fortune Klofuliya, and they married.

Subsequently Klofuliya Josephine became a mother. Her first child died, but her second son survived and also "got" a great beard in infancy. Josephine with his bearded son began performing with the famous American showman and entrepreneur F. T. Barnum. Josephine Klofuliya became known for scandal when she was accused in the fact that it is actually a con artist-man. Her innocence confirmed 3 doctors. On the later years of Josephine Klofulii not know anything, but they must have been better than the life of Julia Pastrana.

3. Helena Antonia

Today We have very little information about Helena Antonia, bearded lady, who was born in the 1500s, but its status and its role at the court of the Holy Roman Empress Maria of the Spanish make this mysterious bearded woman more than worthy of inclusion in this list. Helena Antonia was a dwarf bearded, which is valued so much that on her portrait painted as a member of the royal court.

Despite his broad beard, it obviously dressed in women's clothing at the time. It is not known whether to consider Helena Antonia "complete" woman and a member of the royal court, or she played the role of jester. Whatever its status, Helena Antonia portrait made history.

4. Annie Jones

Annie Jones was born in 1865 in the United States. Beard, the girl began to take shape in the womb and was perfectly visible at birth. At the age of one year it dubbed "Baby Esau" and began to exhibit in the "freak show" Phineas Barnum. After she was offered $ 150 a week (and at that time it was a large amount), Annie's mother moved to New York with her daughter.

Over time, Annie became known as "Child of Esau," and then the "Lady of Esau," and in fact was a professional monster traveling around the world. She became an outstanding musician, and she started to emphasize their appearance, grow hair on the head to more than 1, 8 m. Annie was married twice and died at the age of 37 years. On the remaining photographs it is seen as a gentle, well-dressed woman with a mop of luxurious well-groomed facial hair.

5. Clementine Deleyt

Clementine Deleyt was French, which was famous for its beautiful forked beard. Being bearded with teenage years, Clementine was married to a baker, and ran a cafe and bakery in Lorraine. Initially, she shaved off his beard, but seeing another bearded woman, uboltala her husband, so that he allowed her to grow a beard. The pair began to attract a lot of new customers to his establishment, renaming it "Cafe bearded woman."

In 1904, the Clementine has received permission from the government to dress in men's clothes that she sometimes did. However, women prefer to wear skirts. Clementine Deleyt was a devoted wife and mother of an adopted child. Even at death, without being able to write, she dictated her memoirs and asked him to write on her tombstone: "Here lies Deleyt clementine, bearded lady."

6. Jane Burnell

Jane Burnell gained fame for his role as a bearded woman in the movie "Freaks" in 1932. The girl was sold to the circus his mother at the age of four years old when her father went on a business trip. This circus was soon left for Europe, where Jane was given to an orphanage in Germany when ill. Somehow father found and rescued her when she was five years old.

Despite this bad start in show business as an adult, Jane went back to performances and has been touted as the most the owner of the longest beard in women (33 cm). She has performed under the vsevdonimami "Lady Olga", "Madame Olga" and "Lady Olga Roderick". Burnell performed on the trapeze while railway accident has not interrupted her career. She then became a commercial photographer. Jane Burnell several times was married and had two children, whom she survived.

7. Vivian Wheeler

Vivian Wheeler was born in 1948. Unlike the other women on the list, Vivian was born intersexual and survived surgery to change their genitals to become a woman. While mother loved Vivian, her father just wanted to get money from it. Already with 5 years Vivian has worked most of the year, speaking in a freak show, and send money home.

During her tour, took custody of the old bearded woman, and when she returned home, where she was forced to shave. When she grew up, Vivian has changed its name to Malinda Maxi and become a believer. Despite the fact that it was not considered attractive, the woman was married twice and had two more long-term relationships.

8. Harnai District Kaur

Harnai District Kaur - bearded woman who is the star of Instagram. Despite the fact that she has a big beard due to the effects of polycystic ovary syndrome, Harnai District is a model and a real favorite with folk in Instagram. She usually wears a bright turban, decadent, ornate clothes and jewelry, but also uses purple lipstick. Briton is an example of positivity and beauty of diversity in the world, which are commonly used certain limits on how should look and act like a woman.

9. Jennifer Miller

Jennifer Miller - bearded modern girl who took part in a "freak show" in their own circus. Determined not to shave their face, Jennifer spent her life doing propaganda "non-standard beauty" and feminism, and doing it all with a fair share of humor. Jennifer not only owns Circus Circus Amok, but also a writer, playwright, performer and activist.

10. Kore Bobisuti

Kore Bobisuti - mother, who seems to live a fairly normal life, except that she has a large luxurious beard, which she willingly demonstrates the competition bearded men. Kore suffers from a debilitating disease called polycystic ovary syndrome. Despite the fact that she is proud of his beard, she and her family often experience unpleasant moments when subjected to ridicule.