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Bizarre Birthmark: Baby Born With White Streak Of Hair by DifferentBoy1(op): 11:32am On Nov 20, 2016

A woman has given birth to a daughter who happened to have a weird streak of white hair.

Re: Bizarre Birthmark: Baby Born With White Streak Of Hair by DifferentBoy1(op): 11:33am On Nov 20, 2016

Evidently, this is a hereditary trait as the baby’s mother and grandmother both have this unique birthmark that turns their hair white. The baby is reportedly the fourth generation in the family to inherit this unusual trait.

Re: Bizarre Birthmark: Baby Born With White Streak Of Hair by DifferentBoy1(op): 11:33am On Nov 20, 2016

23-year-old Brianna Worthy and her 18-month-old daughter, MilliAnna were born with this streak of white hair.

Re: Bizarre Birthmark: Baby Born With White Streak Of Hair by DifferentBoy1(op): 11:34am On Nov 20, 2016

The condition is known as poliosis. This happens when a patch of hair and area of skin has no pigment. It can lead to a bleached look.

Re: Bizarre Birthmark: Baby Born With White Streak Of Hair by DifferentBoy1(op): 11:35am On Nov 20, 2016

Baby MilliAnna, her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother all possess this trait.

Re: Bizarre Birthmark: Baby Born With White Streak Of Hair by DifferentBoy1(op): 11:35am On Nov 20, 2016

Brianna explained that she is constantly being stopped by strangers who had questions on how the hair situation came to be.

Re: Bizarre Birthmark: Baby Born With White Streak Of Hair by DifferentBoy1(op): 11:36am On Nov 20, 2016

She also added that she was bullied as a child but had grown to love it. She hopes to instill that sense of self-love in her baby.

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