2 years ago, the non-identical twins Marcia (left) and Millie Biggs in UK were born with a million-to-one chance by Caesarean section at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield after their mother Amanda conceived them through IVF treatment.

One-year old blue-eyed Marcia has inherited mother Amanda’s fair complexion and strawberry blonde hair, while Millie is clearly with black hair and dark skin which obviously takes after father, Michael Biggs, who is a Jamaican descent. Both parents come from families with a history of twins.
To somewhat coincidently, the mother of Australia’s black and white twins Alicia And Jasmin Singer is also of Jamaican origin.

Proud parents show off their million-to-one black and white twins

For one twin to be black and one to be white is so rare that it is thought by medical experts to be a one in a million occurrence.

Proud parents: Florence Addo-Gerth and Stephan Gerth with their newborn twins Ryan (right) and Leo (left)

Proud parents Florence Addo-Gerth and Stephan Gerth are over-joyed by the new additions to their family, which includes 18-year-old brother Randy.

Mother Florence, 35, hails from Ghana, west Africa while father Stephan is German.

Stephan, 40, said that although the couple were surprised by the children’s different colourings the most important  thing was that the babies were healthy.

Big yawn: Ryan (left) and Leo enjoy a nap, oblivious to the sensation their births have caused

The infants caused a sensation at the Sana Hospital in Lichtenberg, Germany, where they were born on Friday last week, with guests crowding around to greet the new arrivals.

And it is not only their skin colours that are different – the twins are already revealing opposing personalities.

Light-skinned Ryan is described as a ’spirited’ baby, while laidback brother Leo is a lot calmer.

Senior doctor Birgit Weber, who helped deliver the tots by ceasarean section, said that in 20 years of practice this was the first time she had seen differently coloured twins.

Kylie with partner Remi and daughters Remee and Kian

When Kylie Hodgson gave birth to twin daughters by caesarean section, she was just relieved that they had arrived safely.  It was only when the midwife handed them over for her to hold that she noticed the difference between them.  Remee, who weighed 5lb 15oz, was blonde and fair skinned.  Her sister Kian, born a minute later weighing 6lb, was black.  “It was a shock when I realised that my twins were two different colours,” said Kylie, 19.  “But it doesn’t matter to us – they are just our two gorgeous little girls.”

The amazing conception happened after two eggs were fertilised at the same time in the womb.  Both Kylie and her partner Remi Horder, 17, are of mixed race.  Their mothers are both white and their fathers are black.  According to the Multiple Births Foundation, baby Kian must have inherited the black genes from both sides of the family, whilst Remee inherited the white ones.

“Black and White” twins in China

The “black and white” twin girls in China. (Photo: ynet.com)

A unique pair of twin girls were born to a family in Shenyang in northeastern China’s Liaoning province. One has a fair complexion, while the other looks tan, Modern Express reported.

The twins, now almost 5 years old, attract much attention with their similar features and different skin tones. Their father named them “Mei Lun” and “Mei Huan.” The phrase “mei lun mei huan” in Chinese means “magnificent.”

The reason for the different skin tones of the twins remains unknown. The parents of the twins are both 100% Chinese and no ancestors in their family have foreign pedigree.

The “black and white” twin girls in China. (Photo: ynet.com)