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Irene Hughes

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Psychic/Fraud

The Resume

Why she might be annoying:

    She claimed her first paranormal experience occurred at age four, when she was visited by a fairy queen.
    She said, 'I've always been correct with my predictions about US Presidents.'
    In an interview with Roger Ebert, she predicted George Romney would be elected president in 1968.
    In 'The People's Almanac #2,' she predicted, 'Mr. Carter will be re-elected with a black vice-president.'
    In her memoirs, she predicted Barack Obama would be a one-term president.
    Her personalized license plate was 'ESP.'
    She complained about Jeanne Dixon garnering more attention.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was married to Bill Hughes for 66 years until his death.
    Her clients included Eva Gabor and Howard Hughes.
    She came to prominence when she predicted the day that the 'Blizzard of '67' hit Chicago.
    During a 1969 radio appearance, she predicted Ted Kennedy would be in an accident near water, in which he would survive but his companion would die.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 96.15% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 49 Votes: 51.02% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 294 Votes: 81.29% Annoying