British American screenstar Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) as a young girl.
Just after actress Elizabeth Taylor was born, her parents were ushered into the doctor’s office and told that their newborn daughter had a mutation.
“Well, that sounded just awful,” her mother Sara Taylor said later,”a mutation.”
The mutation was not a deformity, however. It meant that little Elizabeth was born with double rows of eyelashes.
Elizabeth Taylor, age 10
Sara breathed a little easier to learn that.
“I thought,well, now, that doesn’t sound so terrible at all.”
Elizabeth’s eyes were stunning – large and blue, rimmed by deep, thick lashes. When caught in the light, the color of her eyes was almost violet. (1)
Elizabeth Taylor had luminous beauty - and double rows of eyelashes.
Double rows of eyelashes are usually the result of a mutation at FOXC2 , a gene that influences all kinds of tissue development in embryos. FOXC2 mutations are thought to be responsible for, among other things, lymphedema-distichiasissyndrome , a hereditary disease that can cause disorders of the lymphatic system, in addition to double eyelashes.
The eyelash mutation isn’t always as cosmetically enhancing as Taylor’s turned out to be — the extra eyelashes can sometimes grow inward and damage the cornea. In addition, seven percent of people with lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome also suffer from congenital heart disease.
Coincidentally, Taylor herself had a history of heart problems. In 2009, Taylor underwent surgery to repair a leaky heart valve. Her death on March 23, 2011, was attributed to congestive heart failure.
In April 2010, Elizabeth Taylor launched a new line of perfume "Violet Eyes": "This sensual perfume is inspired by her iconic eye color; it is feminine, captivating, sophisticated and intriguing. Filled with a bouquet of the flowers Elizabeth Taylor loves, the composition is both modern and mysterious."
Source: Slate
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Even as a child, her features were striking. There are millions of women one could call beautiful, but they still cannot compare with Dame Elizabeth. With all of the health problems she dealt with, she still lived life to its fullest. We will not see her likes again, period.
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Aye, aye!
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Truly the most amazingly gorgeous woman of my day!
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Liz,wasn’t so much. Just ask Debbie reynolds.
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I had a crazy dream I was on a plane & turned around & Elizabeth was sitting behind me with 2 beloved family members- seemed to me to be her sons- & I burned with the desire to fawn over her & tell her how awestruck I was & how much I worshiped so many of her performances, etc, etc , etc, ad nauseum.
But I was struck by this sense of “This woman needs privacy & to spend this flight not being recognized. So I turned back around in my seat & turned on the seat back TV 😘
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