Julia Gnuse
Having a tattoo on your skin most of the time is about self-expression and for love for the art. Julia Ann Gnuse, also known as The Illustrated Lady, was born in Flint, Michigan, on January 18, 1955. She was once credited as a Guinness World Record-holder for having the most tattoos. To put it in figures, 96% of her body was covered with tattoos.
However, behind all these tattoos is a shocking reason. Gnuse actually had a rare skin condition where she was not allowed to be exposed to sunlight.Unfortunately, she kicked the bucket in August 2016. Before her passing, she underwent laser treatment to get rid of all of the inks on her body. Surely, it is a lengthy procedure.
Julia Zimmer
Julia Zimmer is certainly pretty in her own way. However, if you still haven’t figured out why she is on this list, it is actually about her rough and gentle face. Well, because of her unique look, she became a model who hasn’t received the proper recognition she rightly deserves. Just so you know, this professional model was from Germany and currently pursuing her modeling career in the United States, as well as in Europe.
In modeling, a beautiful face is never enough. You should also have to have skills, which might be the case for Zimmer, considering that she already worked with fashion brands like Viviene Westwood and Prada among others. She’s still young, and adding more brands to her credit is not too far-fetched.
Kelly Mittendorf
While she was in her Mathematics class, Kelly Mittendorf received a phone call from her agent, saying that she was shortlisted to be part of an ad for the luxury brand Prada. This young woman from Arizona, who has a peculiar face, including her gap tooth, experienced hardships in socializing. That phone call changed her life as she decided to leave high school and pursue her passion for modeling.
Mittendorf proved to her doubters that one doesn’t always need a beautiful face to earn a spot in the modeling industry. Talent and skills are more than enough. Not to mention that she went back to school, entered the University of Arizona, and eventually finished her degree in mass communication and media studies. Aside from modeling, she has experience working as a PR coordinator.
Kettellen de Jesus
Never thought that a health condition could be this mesmerizing. For starters, having blue eyes among dark-skinned people is extremely rare. Luckily, this is how it looks. This young woman is Kettellen de Jesus. She has Waardenburg syndrome, which is a genetic condition that affects one’s skin, hair, hearing, and obviously, eyes.
Despite the restrictions that her condition brings, it didn’t become a hindrance to enjoying the beauty of life. Her confidence brings light to many, especially to her more than 50,000 Instagram followers. It’s amazing that she is now credited as a fashion model. Well, with her positive attitude and confidence, plus her deep blue eyes, her future in the field is surely promising.
Khoudia Diop
You might not know her name, but there is a probability that you have already seen her. She is Khoudia Doup, also known as Melanin Goddess. In case you didn’t know, the absence of melanin in skin makes a darker skin complexion. She came up with this nickname herself right after she conquered the world of modeling. As you can see, her skin is significantly darker than in comparison to other people in her ethnic group.
It is given that her beauty is common, nothing special, but we will surely bet on what she could bring to the table. With the help of her skin, modeling might help improve her credit score. Not to mention that she already appeared in an advertisement for Make Up For Ever, which is a French cosmetics line.
La Ostergren
Of course, as a child, one cannot accept the fact that he or she is different from the others. In the case of La Ostergren, she has significantly longer legs, 40-inch long to be exact. She even mentioned that because there is no room in her mom’s belly, her legs came out crooked at birth.Growing up, because of her off condition, she became a subject for teasing and mockery, especially at school.
Thankfully, she gained her confidence there is a place and career where long legs are very much appreciated, modeling. Her long legs also made her famous, having more than 240,000 Instagram followers. Aside from being a model, she is also credited as a bodybuilder. Photos show her well-toned body while emphasizing her long assets.
Laura O’Grady
In this world, most body parts, especially those in her head, have normal sizes. If one has something that is smaller or bigger, people consider a person as weird and different. This sad reality and overwhelming people’s perceptions make one lose their confidence. However, for Laura O’Grady, she used her big eyes, small mouth, and large ears as leverages to be successful in her choice of career – modeling.
Since 2013, she has already worked with reputable modeling agencies who made investments as they believe in her potential. She also relocated to one of the fashion capitals of the world – New York, and if we were to ask Tyra Banks, O’Grady is the type of beauty that she will cast in her well-syndicated show, America’s Next Top Model.
Like Mother Like Daughter
Aside from physical features and intellectual abilities, there are several indications of the two being biologically related. An adage says the apple does not fall far from the tree. This seems to be the case for this mother and daughter tandem. The pair possess the exact birthmark, which is a white patch of hair. This unique and rare condition, called piebaldism, is the absence of cells that are responsible for melanin formation.
This condition can be transmitted genetically, in fact, the chances are considerably high. Having this, the aforementioned child should not have any reservation about her being the child of her mom as the answer is already obvious. She does not need to pursue a medical degree just to distinguish.
Lindsey Wixson
Whether we like it or not, there is always a standard for beauty, and having a dimpled chin and gapped teeth are not always included. Lindsey Wixson, on the other hand, both have these. In case you’re not aware of who she is, she is a rising model born in Wichita, Kansas. Her “bee-stung lips” became her signature body part, including her gapped teeth and the dimple in her chin, which she received from her father’s genes.
Growing up, she originally did not aspire to become a model. One of her known ambitions is to become a lawyer or a chef. Now, she has already experienced working with various fashion houses, including Chanel and Alexander McQueen. Yup, this just proves that modeling is not for the beautiful faces only.
Linus Jasper
Most of the time, instead of feeling sad or ashamed of what you have, physically, it’s better to be proud of it. Just like Linus Jasper who calls himself a Professional Orange on social media. A little background, he is one of the most promising and most popular ginger head models nowadays. Aside from his bright-colored hair, he is also proud of his freckles, which takes a lot of courage.
When he is not busy with his investments in modeling, he is probably spending time honing his skills in designing tattoos for others.Jasper has a sister named Swantje Paulina, who also found fame in modeling. Unlike her brother, she doesn’t have ginger hair, but she got freckles, too. One time, just like any other brother, Linus made fun of her sister’s photoshoot, which can be found on his Instagram account.