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Ethel Granger 1905 - 1982

Ethel Granger was born on April 12, 1905 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire County, England United Kingdom. She was married to William A. Granger in 1928 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire County, and had a child Wilhelmina Granger. Ethel Granger died at age 77 years old circa May 1982. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ethel Granger.

Ethel Granger

April 12, 1905

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire County, England, United Kingdom

circa May 1982

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Ethel Granger's History: 1905 - circa 1982

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Ethel Granger is best known for having obtained the smallest waist size in recent history measuring in at 36-13-39. She was the Guinness Book of Records holder until Guinness changed the category to "Woman alive with the smallest waist" in 1998. She began her exploration into corsets, with a waste size of 23 inches, to appease her husband's desire. Her husband, astronomer William Arnold Granger, gradually bought smaller and smaller corsets asking her to wear them 24 hours a day until she reached her final size.
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1905

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April 12, 1905

Birthdate

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire County, England United Kingdom

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Ethel is the Guinness Book of Records holder from the late 1950s until 1998 for the world's smallest waist. She actually would still have the title today had Guinness not changed the record from the 'world's smallest waist' to the 'world's smallest waist on someone alive'. She began her obsession with corsets after her husband initially introduced her them and continuously urged her to wear tighter and tighter corsets. She was big into body modifications and also got numerous piercings which you can see in some of her photos. It is rumored that her husband also had a few fetishes.
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1982

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Death

circa May 1982

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Unknown
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Ethel Granger lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.

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Ethel Granger - Smallest Waist

A photo of Ethel Granger, who had the smallest waist size in recent history measuring in at 36-13-39.

She first put on a corset to please her husband, astronomer William Arnold Granger. And then he bought smaller and smaller corsets, asking her to wear them 24 hours a day - she complied. Her beginning waist size was 23 inches.

She made the Guinness Book of Records and was the record holder until 1998, when they changed the category to "Woman alive with the smallest waist".

Date & Place: 1959