Any world leader can be known for the work that they did while in office. A century from now, historians will associate Barack Obama with the Affordable Care Act, Theresa May with Brexit, and George W. Bush with 9/11 … and the invention of the word "misunderestimated.” It takes a real, special politician to take a step back, letting their eyebrows do the talking.
From the Soviet Unibro— sorry, Union’s Leonid Brezhnev to The UK's Denis Healey here are 15 world leaders better known for their big bushy eyebrows than their global policies.
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Served as Great Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer… and Cara Delevingne’s 2014 brow muse.
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As the 37th President of the United States, Nixon was best known for his involvement in the Watergate scandal … and his apparent penchant for caterpillars.
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Though the former Australian Prime Minister was once described as “the relaxed and comfortable midwife of modern Australia,” It appears tweezers or tiny scissors were not a part of his first aid kit.
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The Teapot Dome scandal wasn’t the only thing eyebrow-raising about the 29th President of the United States.
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As Chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan, Berdymukhamedov has taken several bold stances … his eyebrows included.
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He served as the Soviet Union’s General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union — and unibrow confidence activist — for more than 18 years.
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As a Welsh Anglican bishop, Williams’ is living proof that the higher the brows, the closer to God
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What does the “D” In the 32nd U.S. President’s name stand for, you ask? Deez eyebrows.
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As a member of Parliament in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Currie had it all …. including some very arched eyebrows.
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While this British politician may have served as Secretary of State for Transport, he clearly didn’t mind that his eyebrows were moving closer and closer together.
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Though he may have served as Germany’s finance minister for 11 years, he continues to serve as Caterpillar in Chief.
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As a member of Parliament, we’re not sure if Beckett signs her decrees in pen or in brow pencil.
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The ex-Romanian Prime Minister is no stranger to controversy. He is, however, a stranger to tweezers.
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Her constituents may be unsure of whether Pelosi is on the right side of history, but one thing is certain: Her brows are always right … in the angular sense.
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Unlike his decade and change as Australia’s Prime Minister, Howard’s eyebrows are best described as short and sweet.
