The next time someone tells you that you have a big mouth, tell them it’s not nearly as big as Marie Pearl Zellmer Robinson’s, the lifelong Ketchikan resident who has just earned her jaw-dropping place in Guinness World Records as the world’s largest mouth.
From a young age, Robinson knew she was different. “I’ve always kind of known I had a big mouth,” she told the Ketchikan Daily News, recalling childhood tests involving oranges, lightbulbs, and even Jenga blocks that she could fit into her mouth to entertain her seven siblings.
After years of mouth-gaping humor, she had her dentist measure her mouth and make the official record: It’s between 7.23 and 7.33 centimeters — significantly larger than the previous record holder, Samantha Ramsdell, who measures a mere 6.52 cm.
A lifelong fan of Guinness World Records, Robinson at first didn’t even know that there was a category or the world’s largest mouth in the women’s category. For now, she’s the record holder and likely to hold onto that record for the foreseeable future.
Read more about Robinson’s record-setting journey and more photos of her amazing mouth at Guinness World Records.
