People Think Paris Jackson Got Her Electric Blue Eyes From This Rare Condition

Paris Jackson has a seriously electric set of eyes. They’re the kind of mesmerizing bright blue that makes you (or me, at least) feel like she’s staring straight into your soul. That being said, I’ve never really thought much about them other than thinking I’d love to swap with her for a day (or forever).

Here’s some interesting news, though: Jackson’s makeup artist, Jo Baker, credits the hue of the 19-year-old’s baby blues to a “rare eye condition,” according to Baker’s interview with Teen Vogue after the VMAs. So nope, apparently no contacts or lighting tricks are responsible — just an unnamed condition that, Baker says, affects the color of Jackson’s eyes but not her vision.

Baker didn’t share the name of the condition, athough Hello Giggles hypothesized that it could be Waardenburg Syndrome. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, that’s a group of genetic conditions that can lead to hearing loss and changes in hair, skin, and eye pigmentation. People with this syndrome commonly have very light blue eyes. Obviously without Jackson’s confirmation, there’s no way of knowing for sure which condition she may have, but it’s definitely something to think about the next time you spot someone with a particularly pale-blue gaze.

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