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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
LOUISE BROWN, 18; WHITCHURCH, ENGLAND; world's first test-tube baby
The world greeted the birth of Louise Joy Brown on July 25, 1978, with fanfare fit for a princess. Many hailed her as a technological godsend, dubbing her the "Baby of the Century." However, theologians and some scientists sounded ethical alarms. Others questioned whether the girl conceived in a petri dish could ever lead a normal life. The answer? Almost. According to London's Daily Mail, Brown works in a burger joint and is studying to be a school nurse--but is reportedly buoyed by a trust fund of earnings from TV projects and the book written by her parents. Brown is a firm believer in the technique that brought her into the world. She told the Daily Mail: "I want to have my own children, whatever it takes. I would use the in-vitro method if I couldn't have a baby."
--By Charlotte Faltermayer, Janice M. Horowitz, Dawnica Jackson, Lina Lofaro, Tyler Maroney, Jodie Morse, Ainissa Ramirez and Jeffery C. Rubin