Cathie Jung (born 1937) is an American
Victorian dress
Victorian fashion consists of the various fashions and trends in British culture that emerged and developed in the United Kingdom and the British Empire throughout the Victorian era, roughly from the 1830s through the 1890s. The period saw m ...
and
corset enthusiast residing in
Manteo, NC, United States. She has held the
Guinness World Record for the smallest waist on a living person since 1999. Jung, who is 1.72 meters (5 ft 8 in)
tall, has a waist that measures 38.1 centimeters (15.0 in).
Jung appears uncredited, by her own choice, due to the undesirable contents, in the
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney (born March 25, 1967) is an American contemporary artist and film director who works in the fields of sculpture, film, photography and drawing. His works explore connections among geography, biology, geology and mythology as well ...
film ''
Cremaster 2'' in the role of Baby Fay La Foe.
Personal life
Jung is married to Bob Jung, an orthopedic surgeon, with whom she has three children, including a daughter.
Jung studied
biology
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at
Tufts University
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, where she met her future husband.
Jung began waist training in 1959, shortly before her marriage to Bob.
Notes
External links
Official website
1937 births
Living people
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