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Heavy and Proud / Miss Lucy Moore (1877 – 1920)
If you think ‘Jolly Irene’ was impressively heavy, then you have to keep in mind that the sideshow performer Miss Lucy Moore was even heavier. The legend goes that she once weighed close to 700 pounds. She was given many nicknames, including ‘The American Fat Lady’ and ‘The Heaviest Female in the World.’
Unlike ‘Jolly Irene,’ Miss Lucy was always heavy and weighed a whopping 100 pounds even as a child. She passed away in 1920, following a long battle with cancer. In case you got inspired by her story, you can still find some of her old-school posters for sale online.
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