Lucy and Maria Aylmer are fraternal twins born in 1997 in Gloucester, UK, to a white father and a biracial mother of Jamaican descent. What makes them extraordinary is their strikingly different appearances—Lucy has fair skin, red hair, and blue eyes, while Maria has darker skin, brown eyes, and black curly hair.
Their story gained worldwide attention because their contrasting looks defy common expectations about twins and racial genetics. Since they are fraternal twins (from two separate eggs), they inherited different genetic traits from their parents, leading to their unique appearances.
Despite their differences, Lucy and Maria share a close bond, though they’ve mentioned that people often don’t believe they are twins. Their story highlights the fascinating complexity of genetics and how racial traits can be inherited in unpredictable ways.
