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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder—or so the saying goes. However, there's also the unspoken rule of beauty standards that varies country to country. It's widely accepted that what is beautiful in one part of the world might not be pleasant in another, which adds to diversity on the global scale. But there's another side to it, as it inflicts somewhat harsh standards on people. In order to point this out, an experiment was conducted by Superdrug Online Doctor to take a closer look at the local beauty standards in several countries and compare how they hold up against each other. According to them, "Since what is perceived as beautiful can vary substantially around the world, our study of the ideal body image attempted to compare as diverse opinions as possible."

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dont know. Maybe for a normal person it's true. But seeing how underweight women in american media are she is still chubbier for TV standards :(

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More like the beauty norm here is anorexic. You HAVE to be able to see all of your ribs or else you're obese :/

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Anika Borgeson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yeah we know its unnatural and impossible to get that look without plastic surgery.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This isn’t accurate. Since anything over a size 6 is considered a plus sized model in the US, how is this even close?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s rubbish. They make girls look like they have huge asses and boobs lips too and a face so stretched . Fake hair and ridiculous nails . Certainly wouldn’t be white either , Orange !!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, pretty much. (I say that as a US citizen, by the way. Oh how I wish we'd change...)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People don’t generally find overweight people attractive. (Its a fact tho someone downvote)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You forgot to say that 'some people'. The media puts anorexic girls out there as standards of beauty. Personally, I prefer some flesh on them bones. I also wouldn't even think a thin woman who is naturally so is unattractive. In some African communities, the bigger the woman, the more attractive she is no less.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

America: "MUST HAVE CURVESSSS" China: "只是個洋娃娃女孩"

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay....U.S.A has some shitty body standards...this isnt even remotely true (at least in Kentucky) people expect you look like a f*****g model.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most beauty standards arent achievable without surgery, makeup, photoshop or a very unlilely genetic.

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What did they do to her face + hair? It looks so weirdly done, why did they change her hairstyle

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This is my fave. Skin tone is perfect, leg length is awesome. One bad thing is that its a BIT innapropriate

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Where are all the piercings and hideous tattoos?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

not everyone person in america has tattoos and piercings and they aren't hideous, ur comment is

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In order to explore the different perceptions of beauty in various corners of the world, the site contacted 18 graphic designers and provided them with an original picture of a girl. The goal was for those designers to recreate the picture to reflect the local beauty standards. "Widely held perceptions of beauty and perfection can have a deep and lasting cultural impact on both women and men," said Superdrug Online Doctor. "The goal of this project is to better understand potentially unrealistic standards of beauty and to see how such pressures vary around the world."

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The prettiest for me so far XD. So apparently I like Peru beauty... hmmm

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The original intent was to have female graphic designers edit the picture in order to have a clearer, woman’s view of what their culture finds attractive and "to understand more about the pressures they face." However, the list of partner designers was expanded to include 4 men, with the requirement that they would seek input from women and change the picture based on their feedback.

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End results render the photo almost unrecognizable in some cases. Some countries in North and South America lean towards an exaggerated hourglass figure, presenting a somewhat unrealistic view of women, while certain European and Asian countries favor a very slim and petite build, which in some cases is steering towards unhealthy. Superdrug Online Doctor stated they are planning to further expand the study, with the possibility to include men next time as well.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would rock it in the Philippines. The top of my body is way bigger than the bottom half.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

some of these are so edited they just look bad. like a middle schooler did them XD

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