Kettellen de Jesus

Blue eyes among brown and other dark-skinned people are certainly rare, and thus it is usually mesmerizing to look at them. If someone is born to a family with blue eyes, there might even be doubts as to the father, to the point that lawyers could get involved. That is a rather extreme situation and certainly not what Kettellen de Jesus experienced. The now 15-year-old girl was born with a genetic condition called Waardenburg syndrome.

This syndrome is a group of genetic conditions that affect the color of the eyes, the hair and the skin. It can also affect hearing on both ears. It is not that usual, but when it affects a person, there is usually moderate to profound hearing loss on one or both ears. For de Jesus, she has hearing loss, but it has not affected her day to day, and her confidence is even boosted by her many admirers.