A Plus-Size Blogger Asked 21 International Photoshop Experts to "Make Her Beautiful," and These Are the Results

They're even more surprising than we thought.

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Chelsea Peng
By Chelsea Peng
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In the third installment of 2014's fascinating Let's Ask People in Different Countries to Photoshop Me stories, plus-size blogger Marie Southard Ospina approached image-editing experts in 21 countries with one task: to make her look more attractive in accordance with their nations' standards of beauty.

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To some, that meant slapping on lipstick and loads of blush. Others covered her bare shoulders. One even pasted on Kate Gosselin's "I'd like to speak to the manager" 'do. But only three visibly slimmed her face and body, a result the Bustle fashion and beauty editor said she found surprising.

Related: These 26 Photos Show There's No One Way to Be Beautiful

"Ultimately, there was far less body snark and unspoken body shaming…than I first assumed there would be," she wrote. "I won't assume all the photographers are as pro-plus-size as I am, but maybe natural beauty is making a comeback."

We think she might just be right—take a look at some of the photos below and see for yourself. To view the whole collection, head over to Bustle.

India

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Mexico

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(Image credit: Courtesy of Bustle)

Latvia

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United States

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Italy

Lip, Cheek, Hairstyle, Skin, Chin, Forehead, Shoulder, Eyelash, Eyebrow, Joint,

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Chelsea Peng
Chelsea Peng
Assistant Editor

Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at MarieClaire.com. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.

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