Dubbed the “World’s Most Beautiful Fat Lady,” Celesta Geyer - aka Dolly Dimples aka Madame Celeste - was quite literally larger than life. Tipping the scales at over 500lbs at one point, she became a wildly popular (and wildly successful) circus icon.
After a lifetime of ridicule and cruelty about her size, Celesta decided she was done hosting her own pity party. She flipped the script and turned their mockery into money. During the Depression, people spent their hard‑earned cash just to see her.
But the real twist came later: Celesta stunned the world by rewriting her own story and undergoing a dramatic transformation. Her journey earned her a place in the Guinness Book ofWorld Records and Ripley’s Believe It or Not. She became a completely new woman. This is her story.
Links:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unbecoming-a-lady-therese-oneill/1143636790
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16131759-diet-or-die-the-dolly-dimples-weight-reducing-plan
