The Resume

(1888-1958)
Born near Numa, Iowa
Entire face covered by a huge purple birthmark
Billed as ‘the Mule-Faced Woman’

Why she might be annoying:

She was called ‘the ugliest woman in the world.’
People fainted when she revealed her face.
One observer wrote: ‘All in all, she was a sickening, horrible sight.’
She was billed as ‘the Mule-Faced Woman,’ but she really looked nothing like a mule.

Why she might not be annoying:

Despite her deformity, she married and had normal children.
Her appearance rate was seven times that of a fashion model.
Her son was an abusive drunk who took all her money in her old age.
One writer described her as ‘the kindliest person in the world.’
Tom Waits mentioned her in a song.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alien Heads
• Horse Faces
• I am an Iowan
• I Joined the Circus
• I Mothered Children Out of Wedlock
• I'm Remembered in a Tribute Song
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Female L-Z
• Look at Me, Oy Vey
• Profiles 16251-16500 (Ranked: 16280)
• Ravaged Faces
• Side Show Freaks
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 7]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 24 Votes: 29.17% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 226 Votes: 56.64% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 74 Votes: 36.49% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 42 Votes: 40.48% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 134 Votes: 44.78% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 267 Votes: 44.57% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 98 Votes: 36.73% Annoying