11 famous women you won’t believe actually exist!! Chetna Jain August 24, 2015 Around Us 7464 With many of them holding world records for their individuality, these women became instant famous because of their uniqueness. Though most of them suffers from genetic disorders, all they have common is their effort to find a solution to a problem. They do inspire us with their will to go to any extent to achieve their dreams. So have a look at the famous women you won’t believe actually exist. 1. Jyoti Amge Amge is 20 and hails from Nagpur, India. She weighs 11 pounds and stands at 23 inches, according to Guinness World Records. She has a “form of dwarfism called achondroplasia,” Guinness says. On 13 August 2014, she was cast in the fourth season of American Horror Story: Freak Show as Ma Petite. 2. Charity Pierce Charity Pierce, 38, has an ambitious endeavor. Weighing in at 765 pounds, Pierce, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa has the dubious distinction of being the “world’s fattest woman.” But she’s determined to lose 280 pounds so she can have gastric bypass surgery and eventually wants to get to 200 pounds. Why? She says she plans to marry her 22-year-old boyfriend Tony Saur and walk down the aisle wearing a wedding dress, cowboy boots and a cowgirl hat. 3. Venus Palermo Venus Isabelle Palermo (born 8 February 1997), better known as VenusAngelic, is a Swiss-born YouTube personality, known for her doll-like appearance and fashion sense. Her YouTube channel has more than 134 million views, nearly 900,000 subscribers and 170 uploaded videos. 4. Aneta Florczyk Aneta Florczyk is a Polish female athlete who started her career at the age of 16, as a powerlifter. She was World’s Champion / World’s Strongest Woman in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008. This means that she has won the competition more than any other woman in history, according to Guinness World Records. 5. Asha Mandela 50-year-old Asha Zulu Mandela started growing her lovely dreadlocks 25 years ago, after moving from Trinidad Tobago to New York. Today she is known as “the Black Rapunzel” and holds the record for the world’s longest locks, which measure 19 feet, 6 inches long. 6. Ataye Eligidagne Ataye Eligidagne, from Ethiopia, has been stretching her lip for three years in order to accommodate a gigantic lip-disc. The 20-year-old had her lower front teeth removed after her lip-piercing to help make room for the adornment, which is 59.5cm in circumference and 19.5cm in diameter. The previous record for a lip-disc is 15cm in diameter, according to the Guinness Book of Records. Lip-discs are worn by women belonging to the Surma and Mursi people of the lower Omo River valley in order to attract husbands. 7. Julia Gnuse Julia Gnuse, commonly known by the nickname The Illustrated Lady, born in 1959, has 95% of her body (including her face) covered in tattoos and holds the Guinness Record for being the most tattooed woman in the world. In her mid 30s, Gnuse developed porphyria, a condition in which sunlight results in blistering of the skin. As the blisters often result in scarring, she began getting tattoos as a way to cover up the scars, which can get as deep as third degree burns. 8. Valeria Lukyanova Valeria Valeryevna Lukyanova is a Moldovan-born Ukrainian model and entertainer, notable for her resemblance to a Barbie doll, with several sources describing her as, among other handles, a “real-life Barbie doll” and “human Barbie”. To enhance the effect Lukyanova uses makeup and contact lenses over her naturally green eyes. She has stated that she has had breast implants, but that the rest of her body is completely natural and slender due to daily gym workouts and a special diet. 9. Mandy Sellars Mandy Sellars is a woman with a rare genetic mutation that has resulted in extraordinary growth in both of her legs. She can never wear skirts or dresses and has to have trousers made by her mum. She has lived with stares, sniggers and rude comments all her life after being born with the condition. But Mandy is determined not to let any of this hold her back. She said: “When I go out people stare or laugh but it doesn’t bother me. “It won’t stop me ¬living my life. I’m proud to have this condition and hopefully I can help others feel more confident.” 10. Mikel Ruffinelli Mikel Ruffinelli (born 1972) is an American woman who currently holds the record of widest hip in the world, according to the World Record Academy. Her weight is more than 420 pounds (190 kg) and her hips measures an unusual 8 feet (2.4 m) in circumference, although her waist is only 3 feet 4 inches (102 cm). She is 5 feet 4 inches tall. 11. Elisany Silva At 6 feet, 8 inches tall, Brazilian Elisany de Silva towers over most people in her hometown of Salinopolis, a seaside town in the northern state of Para. Her extremely tall stature is the result of a tumor in her pituitary gland, which regulates growth. She got married to her 5ft 4inch boyfriend. SHARE THIS POST