Actress' Facial Birthmark Celebrated in Gorgeous Photo Series

A large port-wine stain is this woman's fabulous feature.

ByABC News
April 20, 2016, 12:34 PM
Paige Billiot, 23, an actress and filmmaker from Los Angeles, was born with a dark red mark covering her left cheek known as a port-wine stain. The young woman collaborated with a number of photographers to create an artistic photos series to bring positive attention to skin discolorations.
Paige Billiot, 23, an actress and filmmaker from Los Angeles, was born with a dark red mark covering her left cheek known as a port-wine stain. The young woman collaborated with a number of photographers to create an artistic photos series to bring positive attention to skin discolorations.
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— -- A Los Angeles-based actress with a large facial birthmark has released a series of stunning photographs celebrating the feature.

PHOTO: Paige Billiot, 23, an actress and filmmaker from Los Angeles, was born with a dark red mark covering her left cheek known as a port-wine stain.
Paige Billiot, 23, an actress and filmmaker from Los Angeles, was born with a dark red mark covering her left cheek known as a port-wine stain. The young woman collaborated with a number of photographers to create an artistic photos series to bring positive attention to skin discolorations.

Born with what's called a port-wine stain, the dark red mark covers her left cheek. Paige Billiot's "Flawless Affect" project is a series of pictures taken by different photographers.

PHOTO: Paige Billiot, 23, an actress and filmmaker from Los Angeles, was born with a dark red mark covering her left cheek known as a port-wine stain.
Paige Billiot, 23, an actress and filmmaker from Los Angeles, was born with a dark red mark covering her left cheek known as a port-wine stain. The young woman collaborated with a number of photographers to create an artistic photos series to bring positive attention to skin discolorations.
PHOTO: Paige Billiot, 23, an actress and filmmaker from Los Angeles, was born with a dark red mark covering her left cheek known as a port-wine stain.
In a photo of Paige Billiot, 23, as a baby, the actress and filmmaker from Los Angeles, was born with a dark red mark covering her left cheek known as a port-wine stain. The young woman collaborated with a number of photographers to create an artistic photos series to bring positive attention to skin discolorations.

Billiot, 23, said she wants others to "celebrate their unique qualities," too.

PHOTO: Paige Billiot, 23, an actress and filmmaker from Los Angeles, was born with a dark red mark covering her left cheek known as a port-wine stain.
Paige Billiot, 23, an actress and filmmaker from Los Angeles, was born with a dark red mark covering her left cheek known as a port-wine stain. The young woman collaborated with a number of photographers to create an artistic photos series to bring positive attention to skin discolorations.

The actress is best known for her role in the 2008 movie "Road to Hell."

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