Mary Ann Bevan (20 December 1874–26 December 1933) — born Mary Ann Webster — was named as "the ugliest woman in the world" in the early 20th century after developing acromegaly.
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—George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)
“France, indeed! whose Catholic millions still worship Mary Queen of Heaven; and for ten generations refused cap and knee to many angel Maries, rightful Queens of France.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
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—Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960)