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Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:23 pm  |
It is incredible to believe that the words ‘genetic mutation’ could have been uttered at the birth of the film star regarded by many as the world’s most beautiful woman.
Yet, those were the words heard by Taylor’s parents at her birth on February 27, 1932, in a tactless remark by the doctor who delivered her.
It soon transpired that the ‘mutation’ in question was nothing more sinister than an extra set of eyelashes, a rare medical condition known as distichiasis.
While the cause of the extra lashes is indeed a mutation - a result of an abnormal development of the FOXC2 gene - the effect of the luxurious lashes, also known as an ‘accessory row’, was entirely captivating, framing Taylor’s deep violet eyes, and only adding to what admirers called her ‘incandescent’ beauty.
In fact, Taylor’s mother, on hearing of the issue, is said to have responded with what became her typical sang froid: ‘Well,’ she said coolly. ‘That doesn’t sound too horrible at all.’
It would seem though, for all the benefits one would expect to accompany extra-luxurious lashes (savings on mascara, for one), that Elizabeth was one of the lucky ones who escaped the complications that can accompany distichiasis.
Read more here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1371197/Elizabeth-Taylor-The-genetic-mutation-gave-star-lashings-sex-appeal.html |
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Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:59 pm |
| Very interesting. On a related note about her hair. I've heard a few documentaries about her mention that movie studios wanted her to tweeze her full eyebrows. She refused. Good for her. Her eyebrows also made her eyes look more beautiful. |
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