The Internet,

is awash with photographs of attractive people,

and with programs such as Photoshop, I am always a bit suspicious when I see a photograph of someones photographs where the model is exhibiting 2 unusual traits, firstly heterochromia, which is a difference in the coloration of the iris, determined by the production, delivery, and concentration of pigmentation (melanin),

 secondly albinism, which is generally described as the “congenital absence of any pigmentation or coloration in a person, resulting in white hair and skin, as mentioned I get a tad suspicious,

 both albinism and heterochromia are rarely diagnosed in humans by themselves, but even more so together,

 but it is true, this young lady has both conditions, despite getting a lot of attention on Russian social media over the last five months, Amina Ependieva remains a very mysterious figure. Discovered by Chechen photographer Amina Arsakova, the 11-year-old made quite an impression when photos were posted on Arsakova’s Instagram account, Her post usually received about 1,000 likes on average, but the photos of Ependieva received over 10,000 likes, and hundreds of comments either praising her unearthly beauty or asking if she was a real person, photographs Amina Arsakova/Instagram,

11-year-old Amina Ependieva, “My search for beauty was once again successful,” Amina Arsakova captioned one of the photos of this unique-looking teen, and people unanimously agreed, according to Russian outlet Sm-News, Ependieva hails from Kurchaloy, a small town in Chechnya, and owes her stunning beauty to a combination of rare genetic conditions – albinism and heterochromia, Amina Arsakova published the photos of Ependieva in January of 2020, and they quickly went viral on Russian social media. While most users praised the 11-year-old’s unusual beauty, some accused the photographer of using Photoshop to artificially create the combination of albinism and heterochromia, but Amina is a real person, it’s worth mentioning that Instagram users claiming to be from Kurchaloy and to know the young girl personally have commented that she is even more beautiful in real life, I see a trip to some of the great fashion houses as a model in Amina's future!