"Bearded Ladies" redirects here. For the radio show, see Bearded Ladies (radio show). Annie Jones toured with P.T. Barnum's circus in the 19th century. A bearded lady (or bearded woman) is a woman with a naturally occurring beard normally due to the condition known as hirsutism or hypertrichosis. Hypertrichosis causes people of either sex to develop excess hair over their entire body (including th