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Throughout the history of existence, people have strived to be beautiful and were ready to change their body for this. One of the most ancient and widespread types of body modification was artificial deformation of the skull. Scientists note that this practice was quite common in ancient times, so it seems strange that in modern world it did not gain distribution.

Woman from Tlailotlacan

At the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, archaeologists discovered a curious 1,600-year-old skull. The skull, belonging to a woman between 35 and 40 years old, was artificially lengthened. Scientists were also very intrigued by the find’s teeth - the upper front incisors were inlaid with pyrite, and instead of the missing lower incisor there was a serpentine prosthesis. Experts believe that the “Woman from Tlailotlacan” was a visiting aristocrat, because artificially deformed skulls were common among the Mayans of southern Mexico and Central America. However, in Teotihuacan, located in the center of Mexico, they are extremely rare. The woman was buried with 19 vessels containing offerings.

Huns of the Carpathian Basin

Anthropologists have discovered nine skulls that indicate the practice of artificial deformation of skulls in the Carpathian Basin of Hungary. The remains, which date back to the fifth and sixth centuries AD, belonged to the infamous Huns. This find helped identify three different style deformations of male and female skulls at that time. Experts believe that the purpose of the deformation was twofold: it was an indicator of wealth and affiliation with a particular people (other tribes who hoped to “curry favor” with the steppe invaders also adopted this practice).

Skulls of Shanidar

Artificial deformation of the skull is an ancient practice. Evidence has already been found that she at least 10,000 years old, and recent finds indicate that it may be much older. In Iraq's Shanidar, archaeologists have discovered two Neanderthal skulls that suggest human ancestors also practiced a similar activity as far back as 45,000 years ago. These findings have all the signs of artificial cranial deformation.

Alsatian aristocrat

During excavations in Alsace, France, archaeologists discovered graves and artifacts dating back 6,000 years. One of the most interesting discoveries was the well-preserved elongated skull of a 1,600-year-old woman. Given that the woman was buried with a number of luxury items, experts believe she was an aristocrat. Interestingly, artificial deformation of the skull was common in France until the beginning of the 20th century. This led to the emergence of the so-called “freaks from Toulouse”. Unlike the Alsatian aristocrat, in Toulouse the practice was widespread among the peasantry.

Gallina skulls

In a remote gorge in New Mexico, archaeologists have discovered evidence of genocide. They found seven skeletons belonging to members of the Gallina people. This mysterious culture lived in northwestern modern New Mexico between 1000 and 1200 AD. All seven remains show signs that these people were brutally murdered. Also, the Gallina skulls show clear signs of modification - they are strongly flattened in the rear. Today it is no longer known for what purposes this was done.

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Skulls Sonora

In 1999, workers in the northern Mexican state of Sonora made an unexpected discovery. They excavated "El Cementerio" - ancient burial, containing the remains of 13 people with artificially elongated skulls. Although excavations at the site began in 1999, it was not until 2012 that bones dating back 1,000 years were found. In addition, archaeologists discovered pendants, nose rings and other jewelry. Today we can only guess why the ancient inhabitants of Sonora deliberately deformed their skulls.

Kohun Skull

In 1925, a farmer's plow came across a mysterious skull near the Australian town of Cohune. It looked very similar to the skull of ancient Homo erectus, but it was only 10,000 to 30,000 years old. Not surprisingly, this has given rise to numerous discussions and theories. There was even a hypothesis that Homo sapiens developed independently of each other in different parts peace. Today, many experts believe that the extremely low shape of the skull with an elongated forehead is the result of an artificial cranial deformation, but this is also only a hypothesis.

Skulls of the Paracas Peninsula

Four hours' drive south of the Peruvian capital Lima lies the deserted Paracas Peninsula. It was here in 1928 that archaeologists made a discovery that is still controversial: 300 skulls with clear signs of cranial deformation. This practice was common in South America, so what makes these specimens unique. They have evidence that humans were born with elongated heads. Typically, cranial deformation does not change the volume of the skull. However, the Paracas skulls were 25 percent larger in volume and 60 percent heavier than the average skull. They also only had one parietal plate, not two. DNA analysis especially added fuel to the fire, during which mitochondrial DNA was discovered, which is inherited from the mother, with an unknown mutation that is not found in humans, primates, or any other animals.

Skull of Chief Komkomly

Artificial cranial deformation was common among the Chinook Indians in North America. In the 19th century, the Chinook leader was Komcomly. It was he who met the Lewis and Clark expedition when they first reached the mouth of the Columbia River. In 1830 Comcomly died of smallpox. Four years later, Dr. Meredith Gardner of the Hudson Bay Company dug up the chief's grave to steal his artificially deformed skull. Gardner sent Comcomley's skull to England, where it remained in the Royal Naval Museum for 117 years. He was then transported to the United States and buried on the land of his ancestors.

The human body grows and develops in accordance with the genetic program that is embedded in DNA. This molecule consists of genes through which protein is produced. He serves building material for all life on Earth. Each gene, to put it simply, is responsible for a specific organ. These are the heart, kidneys, liver, brain, skeleton, etc. etc. They all begin to grow and develop in the womb of the mother’s body. At the same time, the process of their development follows a clearly established pattern.

Genes scrupulously adhere to a certain program, guide cell division, and, in the end, a little person is born. He has a head, arms, legs, eyes and other organs necessary for normal life. Very often children grow up handsome men and women with perfect proportions bodies. Such bodies are pleasing to the eye and evoke a feeling of admiration. Humanity owes all this to DNA.

It would seem that it is necessary to erect a monument to this molecule, which gives people the joy of life. But one should not over-praise the complex biological structure. She's not as perfect as she seems. Sometimes a systemic failure occurs in a molecule, and the development of individual parts of the body deviates from the given programs. In this case, creatures appear in the light of day that are absolutely different from the people around them. People-freaks - that's what they've been called since time immemorial. Physical abnormalities bring untold suffering to deformed people, but it is impossible to help them. Science still has very little knowledge to on our own correct the functioning of genes.

So perfect human bodies are born thanks to the precise work of DNA

From this we can conclude that the Supreme Intelligence that invented DNA at one time was by no means distinguished by conscientiousness and responsibility. These guys obviously cheated and did such a responsible job in bad faith. A person can only state the facts of ugliness and meekly endure the marriage of hacks.

The only reassurance is the thought that this is for the time being. Genetics will soon go far ahead, and people will eventually learn to correct the mistakes of others. Our descendants may even reach the Higher Mind. They'll kick these guys' ears or take off their belts and fatherly whip them in their soft spots. But this is a matter for the future, we will turn to the past and talk about clearly expressed ugliness, which has always aroused in people a feeling of great curiosity mixed with compassion.

Hairy people

Doctors call it elevated hairline"hypertrichosis" on the body. This is when a person is covered with hair from head to toe. They do not grow only on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. It is especially unpleasant when lush vegetation covers the face. The most famous person with such deformity was Jo-Jo. He was born in St. Petersburg in 1868. His name was Fyodor Evtishchev.

Jo-Jo or Fedor Evtishchev

Thanks to the hairiness, the boy with early years He performed first in Russian, then in French circuses. In 1884, the famous American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) drew attention to him. The young man went to America and received the pseudonym Jo-Jo. He traveled all over the United States, performing as a humanoid dog. The cunning showman told everyone that he was given birth to by a woman who became pregnant from a German shepherd. Fedor died in 1904 from pneumonia while on tour in Europe.

Freaks are not only found among men. A terrible and terrible burden falls on fragile women’s shoulders. An example of this is Puerto Rican Priscilla Lauter. Actually, the Loters lived in the United States. They adopted the girl in 1911, paying decent money to her parents. The child's entire body was covered with long black hair. On the face only the nose, cheeks and forehead were devoid of hair. For the Loters, who worked in the field of circus attractions, the ugly girl was a real find.

Priscilla with her adoptive father Carl Lauter

In addition to being hairy, Priscilla had two rows of teeth growing in her mouth. However, this did not bother her at all. The deformity did not affect the intellect. The child was exceptionally smart. He enjoyed wild success with the audience. Before Priscilla’s performance, the venerable Karl Lauter sincerely assured the audience that she was given birth to by a woman who had had intimate relations with a large ape. Of course, the master was a little disingenuous, but it was necessary to somehow stir up the interest of the jaded public. To confirm the invented “legend,” Priscilla performed on the circus stage only with monkeys.

One very rich and eccentric American woman wanted to adopt a girl. She cherished the dream of crossing her with a monkey. But the Loters were not flattered by the large sum of money and refused the lover of exotic experiments. Priscilla married a circus performer who also had a deformity. The young man’s skin on his body was covered with large scabs, and he portrayed an alligator in front of the audience. God did not give this couple children, but they lived a long and happy life together.

Giants and dwarfs

History knows quite a few people with very small and large stature. These are also freaks, because they turned out this way as a result of a genetic failure. In the old days, all monarchs kept dwarfs in their courts. Short men and midgets were believed to bring good luck. For more than a thousand years, this public enjoyed a favorable situation. They lived quite well near the royal table. If they also knew how to make people laugh, they became favorites of the reigning persons. Jeffrey Hudson is considered the most famous of all dwarfs.

The little guy got eaten at court English king Charles I (1600-1649). His height was only 75 cm in adulthood. As a child, he was 15 centimeters smaller, so he was often placed in a large cake and served to the table. Guests surrounded the confectionery miracle, and then a tiny man jumped out of it, like a jack out of a snuff box. For those who did not know, this had a stunning effect.

Little people in a big world

Geoffrey was very loved by the queen. Naturally, the kid took advantage of this. He behaved impudently and defiantly with the courtiers. One day the dwarf considered himself insulted by the marquis and challenged him to a duel. The kid had his own sword. It was made for him by order of the queen. With this miniature weapon, Geoffrey managed to wound the Marquis several times in the thigh before the soldiers arrived in time to separate the brawlers.

Human freaks of enormous stature are no less popular. Ancient historians cite astonishing figures. For example, the same Goliath had a height of 2 meters 90 centimeters. Many researchers who adhere to the alien version of the development of human civilization believe that Goliath was not a Philistine, but a representative of an alien race. Let it be so, but besides Goliath there are enough other giants who are in no way inferior to him in size.

You can name Orestes, whose height reached 3 meters. This is the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra - the sister of Helen the Beautiful, because of whom the Trojan War broke out. The alien version will no longer get through here, since sister Iphigenia was a giant. The same beautiful girl who they wanted to kill to appease Artemis. height young creature nothing stood out among the other girls. Thus, if Orestes is an alien, then why is Iphigenia so small?

Let's leave ancient Greek mythology to the conscience of historians and turn to the ancient Romans. They, too, could boast of huge human monsters. Judging by the memoirs of Josephus (37-100), who wrote the famous work “The Jewish War,” very tall slaves lived in Rome. Among them, one named Eleazar stood out especially. His height reached 3 meters 30 centimeters. But this giant was not very distinguished physical strength. He was long and thin. But he ate for three. In competitions between inveterate eaters, Eleazar always won everyone.

It is believed that high growth directly depends on the bones of the legs. The longer the legs, the taller the person. Moreover, the length of his body does not differ much from standard sizes. Giants rarely have great physical strength. The real athlete was a giant named Angus MacAskill. He was born in Scotland in 1825. Until the age of 13, he was an ordinary child. Then it began to grow rapidly. At the age of 21, his height was 235 cm and his weight was 180 kg. It was a mountain of muscle without an ounce of fat.

Naturally, the huge strongman performed in the circus, earning good money. He lifted weights, amazing the audience with incredible strength. But even an old woman can have trouble. MacAskill once bet $1,000 that he could lift a ship's anchor from sea water. He weighed almost 900 kg, but the money was very good, and the mighty giant got down to business. The giant lifted the anchor, but in the process injured his spine. I had to give up the circus. Already disabled, MacAskill went to his homeland, where he died in 1863.

Robert Wadlow with his older brother

The most tall man on the planet in the entire history of civilization, Robert Wadlow is officially considered. This is an American who lived in Mississippi. He died at the age of 22 in 1940. The young man weighed 220 kg with a height of 267 cm. The cause of death was not high growth at all, but simple blood poisoning. The guy cut his leg, which led to his untimely death.

Fat people are freaks

Fat people are also ugly people. But not ordinary fat people, but immensely fat individuals. For them, basic physical actions seem to be quite a problem. Even to walk across the room, fat people need to make a lot of effort. American Robert Earl Hughes belongs to this company. He lived in Indiana and left this mortal coil in 1958. His weight was 468 kg with a height of 178 cm.

This man could not move. In order to sit, a special chair was made for him. He slept on a special bed. Its frame was welded from steel corners. The mattress was placed on a steel sheet welded to the corners. When Robert was taken to the hospital, they had to order a crane and a forklift. The cause of his death was excess weight, which is not at all surprising.

Fat freaks were not uncommon in other states of America. A similar situation was observed with Johnny Ali, who lived in North Carolina. He was born in 1853 and at first was no different from other children. When the boy turned 11 years old, he developed a voracious appetite. The child began to rapidly gain weight. By the age of 15, he could no longer walk through the doorway to leave the house on the street. At the age of 16, the young man switched to a semi-recumbent lifestyle.

He spent all his time at home, sitting in a special chair. He slept in it, since he simply could not move onto the bed, and his family were not able to drag his huge body back and forth. The weight of the young man reached 509 kg. This data was obtained after Johnny died. During his lifetime, no one weighed him, so as not to create unnecessary problems for themselves.

The young man died in 1887 at the age of 33. The reason for this was basic human stubbornness. Johnny tried to get up from time to time so as not to feel completely inferior. This time too, he managed to lift his huge bulk from the chair and headed to the window of the room to admire the world around him. The floorboards could not withstand the enormous weight. The floorboards broke and the poor guy fell down. There was a basement underneath the room, but Johnny didn't fall into it. He was stuck in the hole, his legs dangling helplessly.

Relatives and neighbors began hastily building a wooden platform so that the fat man could rest his feet on it. But while people were working, the young man could not withstand all the shocks and died. A huge body was pulled out of the basement with the help of horses. At funerals, they also used artiodactyls and special blocks to lower the coffin with the deceased into the grave.

Freak people with two heads

Such monster people also appear sporadically, putting eyewitnesses of this phenomenon into a state of superstitious horror. In 1953, a two-headed baby was born in Indiana. He lived for several weeks. One of the heads was completely normal. The other had a mouth, eyes, ears, but there were no glimpses of intelligence on her face. The heads grew from the same body, but each moved, slept and ate independently of the other.

Much earlier, in 1889, also in the state of Indiana, a creature was born, which in official medicine is called the “Jones twins.” They had a common body, but their heads were directed in opposite directions. The “twins” had 4 legs, and each two were fused with each other. The body had two arms. It seemed that right hand obeys the orders of one brain, and the left - another. The Jones Twins died in 1891.

Infant with two heads

In 1829, a freak with two heads was born on the island of Sardinia. Each head “sat” on a long neck. The body was shared with two arms and legs. The parents gave the child the name Rita-Christina. The family lived very poorly, so the father and mother took the two-headed creature with them to Paris and began to show it to a curious public for money.

It all ended with the authorities banning such an immoral event. Parents abandoned Rita-Christina in an unheated room in the winter and went home. The child died very soon from hunger and cold. Doctors opened the small body and made sure that, apart from two heads, there were no more paired organs in it. The skeleton of the unfortunate child is still kept in Paris today.

History knows a man with one head, but two faces. This is Edward Mordrake. He lived in the 19th century and was a representative of an aristocratic English family. His second face was located on the back of his head. It had muscles, so it could smile, frown and even laugh. But most Over time, the face bore the stamp of gloomy doom. The owner of two persons could not bear such a burden weighing on his psyche. He went crazy and ended his life in a mental hospital.

Freak people with one eye

The first one-eyed people were the Cyclopes. Their only eye was located on their forehead. We know this from ancient greek mythology. Whether these monster people actually lived on earth or not is unknown. But medicine is well known to a black man named Nikolos. He lived in the first half of the 20th century in Mississippi. In the center of his forehead there was a normal-sized human eye. There were no eye sockets as such. These places were completely flat, covered with skin. Eyebrows grew, like all normal people.

Representatives of the circus business promised this man fabulous money. But he never came out circus arena. Nikolos led farming and tried to avoid people. He felt comfortable only among animals. Nikolos was very fond of dogs, which did not care about the lantern that their owner had one eye. The one-eyed American did not start a family and died quietly alone in the 60s of the last century.

Conclusion

Thus, it is clear that from time to time the DNA molecule produces amazing biological masterpieces. Freak people amaze humanity with their appearance, while experiencing unspeakable mental suffering. Even if they earn a lot of money performing in the circus, this is unlikely to provide them with moral consolation. Many of them would agree to live in poverty, but have a normal human appearance.

Nowadays, when the ecology leaves much to be desired, abnormal deviations in people are becoming more common. These are no longer flaws in the work of the Higher Mind, but the irresponsible activities of individual representatives of the human race. So it is still unknown who needs to be “given the belt” - the mysterious humanoids who invented DNA, or the owners of huge corporations that are gradually and steadily transforming human race into creepy mutants.

The article was written by Alexey Zibrov

They were born under lucky star. Whether it was fate that way, or whether they walked long and hard towards their world fame, the fact remains: they are rich and famous, and also... ugly as hell! Photos of the scariest, ugliest celebrities.

1. Michael Jackson

Who did you expect to see on our list at number one? Michael Jackson could have become a successful performer and earned worldwide fame as a black singer, but he himself decided to destroy both his face and his reputation. He began to look like an albino, acquiring facial features that were completely unusual for him, for example, a nose shape that was absolutely not typical for representatives of the black race. He showed us all what can happen when a person is too critical of his appearance, given to him by Mother Nature... As a result, Michael Jackson turned out to be something between an alien and an albino.

2. Marilyn Manson

Gee... What the hell has happened to this guy? Unnaturally whitened face different color eyes (one is his own, the other is covered with a soft blue lens) and blood-red lips make him look like a ghost...

Marilyn Manson is simply ugly, there’s no other way to put it, and the strangest thing is that he chose this appearance himself. Moreover, he not only disfigures himself, but also arouses disgust in everyone who looks at him.

3. Jocelyn Wildenstein

This is just some kind of nightmare! This is what happens when you're obsessed plastic surgery. Rich socialite from Switzerland, Jocelyn became famous precisely because of her ugliness. For extreme appearance journalists nicknamed her “the bride of Wildenstein” (by analogy with the bride of Frankenstein), and this nickname stuck to her like a burr.

According to rumors, Wildenstein has allegedly already spent on plastic surgery in the United States about $4,000,000, with all expenses paid by her husband, the world-famous art billionaire Alec Wildenstein.

4. Michael Berryman

No, don't think about it, this is not makeup for new role. This actor, originally from Los Angeles, suffers from a hereditary disease - hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia. This rare disease, which affects the sweat glands, hair, nails and teeth, has determined his creative role - Michael appears mainly in horror films and science fiction projects. He has a rich filmography, which includes such films as “Oh, this is science”, “Alf”, “Invitation to Hell”. He also starred in such legendary films as The Devil's Rejects and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Berryman usually plays the roles of mutants, monsters, monstrous villains and other terrifying characters. The actor starred in one of the episodes of the series “ Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "The X-Files".

5. DJ Qualls

And again we have before us a man who, against his will, acquired a truly strange appearance. Qualls suffered cancer lymphogranulomatosis or Hodgkin's disease, which he contracted at the age of 14. He was able to overcome the fatal illness: after two years of numerous surgical operations (including removal of the spleen), chemotherapy and radiation therapy, Qualls entered a stage of remission, during which he acquired such a peculiar appearance: the young man is extremely thin. In 1997, he entered the University of Nashville. And then (oh, happy fate!), I noticed him at one of the performances of the city theater famous photographer David LaChapelle began inviting people to his photo shoots. Qualls began modeling for Prada and Calvin Klein. Afterwards he was able to become famous as an actor, starring in the film “Road Adventure”.

6. Marty Feldman

Here's another tragic incident. Marty Feldman (1934-1982) - English writer, comedian and BAFTA award winner, is known around the world for his bulging eyes, which are the result of an overactive thyroid gland. He wrote scripts for 25 films and TV series, and his acting fame came after playing the main role in the TV series “Marty.” He starred in the films “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”, “Young Frankenstein”, “Silent Movie”, and also took part as a guest in one of the episodes of the legendary Muppet Show - “A Thousand and One Nights”.

7. Clint Howard

This time we are not talking about any illness - it’s just that this artist himself does not have a very pleasant appearance. But this is the reason for his incredible popularity. The actor, born in 1959, has starred in films such as Backdraft, Apollo 13, Knockdown, and the TV series Star Trek and Arrested Development. In 1998, Howard was awarded an MTV Award. He was married twice, and took this step only to prove to everyone that in his personal life, appearance does not matter.

8. Shane MacGowan

This Irish musician, a member of The Pogues, became famous throughout the world as a talented author and performer. own songs. He is recognized as one of the most important and poetic Irish composers and musicians of the last 30 years. Great find for our top! He actually looks terrible, just terrible...

9. Lyle Lovett

Surely Lyle Lovett has incriminating materials on half of humanity. Otherwise, how was he allowed to leave hell and get to our sinful earth? And the fact that Julia Roberts married this monster makes us think that she, too, was a victim of his blackmail... or fell under some kind of charm that we do not understand.

Find at least something attractive in this person, and if you find it, share it with us - we’ll laugh together.

10. Kelis

Holy God... Yes, Kelis is not the kind of girl that all the boys run after in the yard. When you look at her, doubt creeps in: is she a woman or an alien from outer space? It sounds a little strange, but if you look at her photo, you will notice that her mouth is constantly open, as if she is preparing to swallow you.

Brr, unpleasant, of course... And every time, looking at her another shot, you involuntarily begin to look for the Adam's apple.

11. Iggy Pop

Rock singer, composer and actor, he is also called godfather(sometimes the “grandfather”) of punk rock. Iggy Pop was the lead singer of The Stooges, one of the leading grunge and rock bands in the late '60s and early '70s that influenced the emerging genres of heavy metal and punk rock. The Stooges' live concerts were infamous for their performances, which included Iggy jumping off the stage into the crowd, injuring himself with a broken bottle, smearing peanut butter on his naked torso, and insulting the audience. So, not being naturally handsome, he managed to disfigure himself even more at his own whim.

12. Steven Tyler

This guy looks like a real zombie. He is famous and very talented singer, cool guy, dad of one of the coolest girls in Hollywood, he had so many women and money that anyone would envy... and he is also scary, like a nightmare...

13. Courtney Love

Drugs have never made anyone more attractive. And this woman became an example of what an ugly and sexless creature a rather nice girl can turn into as a result of drug use.

14. Donatella Versace

Oh, how quickly the years fly by... Yes, she is talented, famous and rich, but, my God, how ugly she is!

15. Amy Winehouse

Another victim of drugs is an English singer and songwriter, a performer in the genres of soul, jazz and R&B. She had many tattoos of naked women on her body. When asked about this, she admitted that in this regard she likes girls more.

"Essentially, I more man, rather than a woman, although I’m not a lesbian.” Amy always said that when she left the stage, she would open a beauty salon and live out her life, making people beautiful and happy... Unfortunately, she was not able to accomplish this; she passed away at the age of 27.

16. Ronaldinho

One of the best football players of our time, Ronaldinho can easily be called the funniest, most honest, most likable, but at the same time... and the ugliest athlete in the world. This famous Brazilian does not particularly try to embellish his image; his fees are truly cosmic in size.

17. Kelly Osbourne

Who doesn’t know Kelly, the daughter of the legendary Ozzy Osbourne? Americans are greatly fascinated by her British accent, and everyone recognizes that she has a strong personality, but, frankly speaking, Kelly Osbourne's appearance leaves much to be desired. And it’s not at all that the girl is fat, no, recently she managed to lose a lot of weight, then gain a little again, then lose it again... Come on, let’s be honest, weight fluctuations have nothing to do with it! It can't radically change a person unless they're naturally very attractive, which is why Kelly made our list!

18. Tori Spelling

Tori Spelling owes her career entirely to her father, media mogul Aaron Spelling, otherwise, with her appearance, the girl would never have managed to make it onto the screen. For some reason, you always want to hope that yes, daddy pushed through, but then she will prove with her talent that it was not in vain that she was given such strong protection. But... all hopes are in vain, and (thanks to dad Aaron!) every time I see Tori on TV, for some reason I want to change the channel.

It's terrible, but it doesn't give you the opportunity to see, what if she actually became a real star? Alas, she is not getting prettier over the years...

19. Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O'Donnell is a real badass, and it's not a bad thing that we got her on our list. It is not beautiful, but it is simple and understandable to everyone.

20. Rachel Dratch

Don't get us wrong: we love Rachel. Her sketches are very witty and she is a truly great actress. But, unfortunately, her ugly appearance gives her every right take last place on our list.

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1. Hilton Sisters
Violet and Daisy Hilton

These sisters - Siamese twins. They had a common circulatory and nervous system. This meant that they experienced one pain between them. The sisters were sold into slavery by their midwife mother, who greedily took advantage of their misfortune. They sang, danced, played various instruments in the circus. Their slave owner took all their income and forbade them to communicate with anyone. In the end, one lawyer helped them escape the shackles, and even bought back all the money they earned. The sisters continued to work in show business and at the peak of their careers earned $5,000.

2. Wild men from Borneo

These " wild people"were actually doppelgängers, mentally retarded dwarfs who had no hope of employment other than to entertain circus audiences. At the age of 26, they were purchased from their birth mother by a man named Lyman Warner. They were taught acrobatics, dancing, with which they performed in front of audiences, enslaved by the Warner family, for fifty years they continued to bring prosperity to this family.

3. Woman doll
Lucia Zarate

Lucia was born in Mexico in 1864. She weighed 8 ounces and was 7 inches tall. She weighed less than a kitten. To this day she is the smallest woman on Earth. Arriving in the United States at the age of 12, she was the highest paid midget at the time ($20 per hour). Unfortunately, she died at the age of 26 on a train.

4. Texas Giant
Jack Earl

Al had a condition called acromegaly. Jack Earle performed in the circus with famous circus performers. He also starred in movies like Jack and the Bean Tree (guess who?). Despite the fact that it was difficult for freaks to find work, Earl showed everyone that you can use your extraordinary appearance in any profession. He was a salesman for a wine company and later became their PR representative. He also sculpted, painted, and wrote poetry (his book Long Shadows was published in 1950).

5. "The Hunchback"

Quasimodo - no fictional character. The eponymous Hunchback of Notre Dame in Victor Hugo's story actually lived in Notre Dame. One British researcher found fragments of a memoir that told of a “hunchbacked stone cutter” who worked at Hugo Cathedral. It is not difficult to understand why he was given the nickname "Le Bossu" - the Hunchback.

6. The woman with the face of a mule
Grace McDaniels

This woman was born with a facial deformity that made many people uncomfortable looking at her. She was declared "the ugliest woman in the world." This is also a kind of achievement. Despite her appearance, she was very a good man. Grace got married and had a child who did not inherit her facial features, but he became a drunkard and a social outcast.

7. Jo-Jo, the boy with the dog face
Fedor Evtishchev

The boy, like his father, suffered from a rare disease - hypertrichosis. His father lived alone in the forest, away from people, so as not to listen to their ridicule. To earn money, he performed in the circus. After Fedor was born, they began touring together. Soon the father died, and the boy for a long time performed in shows organized by the famous American entrepreneur F. T. Barnum. Like a trained dog, Fedor could bark and growl on command, but he was not a dog. He could speak English, Russian and German.

8. Julia Pastrana

This girl suffered from hypertrichosis - her face and body were covered with black, coarse hair. Outwardly, Julia resembled a gorilla. Her height was a little more than 137 cm. Despite her deformity, Pastrana danced well and was very kind and welcoming. She had a husband, Theodore, who bought her and taught her everything she surprised people with in the circus. Soon Julia gave birth to a child who lived only 3 days, and she herself died 5 days after this event. Theodore mummified the corpses of his wife and child, and later their bodies were displayed in various Panic Rooms.

9. Schlitzi
Simon Metz


Schlitzi was very popular in the circus. He was a microcephalic - a man with a small skull and a small brain. His child's head sat incongruously on the shoulders of an adult. His brain was about 3 years old, yet he sang and danced like a 10 year old. Already physically an adult, he starred in the film “Freaks” (1932), then “Island of Lost Souls” (1933). After his death, Schlitzi became a true legend.

10. Caterpillar Man
Prince Randian


Prince Randian was amazing person- He wore sleeveless clothes and no socks. He had only a head and a torso and looked like he was paralyzed, although he could light a cigarette with just his mouth. He had a wife, with whose help he learned to move. Fame came to him in 1932, after cameo role in Todd Browning's "Freaks." Prince Randian lived to be 63 years old.

Zombie fight

Rick Genest gained popularity and the title of one of the most scary people planet thanks to his extraordinary appearance, or more precisely, the tattoos that cover his face. First of all, the attention is drawn to the fake teeth like those of a skeleton (in their proper place), dark circles under the eyes and a black nose with a ring, which makes the guy look even more menacing. Rick probably often hears the frightened screams of passers-by.

Woman piercing

The well-deserved leadership in this category belongs to the Brazilian Elaine Davidson. She is the woman with the most big amount piercings: on her body there are more than 9 thousand punctures, the total weight of which is more than three kilograms. Now Edain lives in Edinburgh with her husband, who, by the way, does not have a single puncture on his body. The couple are happy together.

Lizard Man

Eric Sprague? the first man in the world to make his tongue like a snake's, by cutting the tip in half and day after day stretching the halves apart so that they would not grow together. Almost his entire body is decorated with green tattoos that imitate the scales of a lizard. And sharpened teeth complete the picture.

Vampire woman

Mexican Marie Jose Cristerna is very popular in her homeland. Thanks to her unconventional appearance, she received the nickname "Vampire Woman". The fact is that Marie grew fangs on all her teeth, then sewed implants simulating horns into her forehead, and covered most of her body, including her face, with tattoos and piercings. In addition, a woman loves to wear colored lenses, which makes her appearance even more expressive.

Woman illustration

But there are those who are on the list of the ugliest people on the planet not of their own free will. For example, Julia Gnuse is recognized as the woman with the most tattoos in the world. And all because since childhood he has suffered from an incurable skin disease - porphyria. This is what forced Julia to cover her body with tattoos for 10 years. Some compare the girl with painted dishes or a matryoshka doll.

The most terrible woman on the planet

Lizzie Velasquez, also against her will, was recognized by the media as the scariest girl in the world. This is due to a rare combination of two diseases - Marfan syndrome and lipodystrophy, due to which her body has lost the ability to form subcutaneous fat. For the same reason, he cannot see in one eye. But, nevertheless, this did not stop her from leading a more or less normal life. Today, Lizzie is a motivational speaker. She travels around the world giving seminars and writing inspiring books.

Man Without a Face

There is another person who, thanks to the media, received the title of the ugliest man on the planet. Retired police officer Jason Shechterly was shot while on duty. terrible accident: A taxi crashed into a policeman's car. The blow was so powerful that it immediately caught fire. The policeman was not pulled out immediately. The result is fourth degree burns. Doctors, in order to save Jason's life, had to literally remove his face. It was this incident that gave rise to the Weekly World News newspaper to include the policeman in the list of the ugliest people on the planet.