Most US presidents had blue or gray eyes, while only five had brown eyes. The reason for this is unclear, but some suggest blue eyes may be seen as more attractive. Eye color can change in babies and blue eyes are more susceptible to UV damage. Elizabeth Taylor had a genetic mutation that gave her double rows of eyelashes.
Eye color could be a factor in a candidate’s success for the presidency of the United States. Fewer than 17 percent of people in the United States have blue eyes, but all but six of the first 43 presidents are believed to have had blue or gray eyes. Only five – Richard Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, Andrew Johnson and John Quincy Adams – had brown eyes. No one is quite sure why this is, although some people have suggested that blue eyes might be considered more attractive than brown, black or hazel eyes. It is important to note that there is a wide range of eye colors, and when it comes to presidents who have served before color photography, their exact eye colors are not easy to determine.
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Blue eyes are more susceptible to damage from ultraviolet light because they have less melanin than darker colored eyes.
A baby’s irises acquire pigment from the time they are born until they are about 9 months old. That’s why many Caucasian newborns have blue or gray eyes that eventually turn brown or hazel.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor was often said to have violet or purple eyes, even though they were actually just deep blue eyes that looked purple with the right makeup. Taylor’s eyes were extraordinary for another reason: she had a genetic mutation that caused her to have double rows of eyelashes.
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