{{Modelinfo|title1 name = Rosalie Bradford|image1 image = 5-Rosalie-Bradford-1943–2006bford2.jpggif|height = 5' 6"(168 cm)|weight peak_weight = 1053 lbs. 1200 lb (peak544 kg)|weight_class = USSBBW|body_type = Hourglass|activity = Deceased}}'''Rosalie Bradford''' was a 63-year-old USSBBW from Florida who formerly held the Guinness World Record for '''World's Heaviest Woman '''in 1987. She was featured in the [[Dimensions 900 Club]].

In early 1987'''Rosalie Bradford''' was a 63-year-old [[USSBBW]] from Florida, after years of uncontrollable weight gain and bed rest following a hospital visit caused her to become immobileUnited States, she weighed who formerly held the Guinness World Record for '''World's Heaviest Woman '''in at her peak of 1,053 pounds1987. She attempted suicide by swallowing painkillers, but due to her size was featured in the drug failed to kill her[[Dimensions 900 Club]].

In early 1987, after years of uncontrollable weight gain and bed rest following a hospital visit caused her to become immobile, she weighed in at her peak of 1200 lb (544 kg). She attempted suicide by swallowing painkillers, but due to her size the drug failed to kill her. Soon afterward, she attracted the attention of Richard Simmons, who sent her an exercise and eating plan. She eventually got down to 285 pounds lb (129 kg) for a total weight loss of 768 pounds915 lb (415 kg).