Julia Pastrana (abt. 1834 - 1860)

Born about 1834 in Sinaloa, Mexico

Died 25 Mar 1860 at about age 26 in Moscow, Russia

Julia Pastrana is Notable.

Biography

Julia Pastrana was a performer and singer during the 19th century who had hypertrichosis. Pastrana, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was born in 1834, somewhere in the state of Sinaloa. She was born with a genetic condition, hypertrichosis terminalis; her face and body were covered with straight black hair. Her ears and nose were unusually large, and her teeth were irregular. The latter condition was caused by a rare disease, undiagnosed in her lifetime, gingival hyperplasia, which thickened her lips and gums

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Pastrana