How One Woman's Body Was Photoshopped to Meet 18 Different "Ideal" Beauty Standards
Mind-blowing.


People always say that perceptions of beauty vary widely from one country to the next, but just how different can those views really be? In a new study, 18 graphic designers from all over the world—interestingly, most of them women—were asked to Photoshop one woman's face and body to fit with what is considered their culture's aesthetic ideal.
The results are truly fascinating.
U.S.A.
China
Colombia
Egypt
Italy
Netherlands
Peru
Philippines
Romania
Serbia
South Africa
Spain
Mexico
Syria
United Kingdom
Ukraine
Argentina
Venezuela
If this doesn't go to show that *all* bodies are beautiful, we don't know what does.
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