Beauty standards around the world

From tall and slim to petite and curvy, women across the globe come in all shapes and sizes. So it’s no wonder that every country has its own beauty standards that usually stand apart from the others. And, among them, some nations have such an uncommon way of seeing beauty that it just leaves us speechless.

How do different countries define natural beauty? We uncovered the natural beauty standards around the world, from France to South Africa.

Finnish young people’s media Demi imagines how kids and youngsters would look at themselves if they were to respect media's strict beauty standards.

From tall and slim to petite and curvy, women across the globe come in all shapes and sizes. So it’s no wonder that every country has its own beauty standards that usually stand apart from the others. And, among them, some nations have such an uncommon way of seeing beauty that it just leaves us speechless.

Our notions of beauty are socially constructed. Is the internet helping to broaden our sense of beauty, or reinforcing Eurocentric standards?

Forty-one, more like HOTTIE-one, amirite?

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You are scientifically beautiful, 9-10/10. Your modelling career awaits, my dear.

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Through her work, Esther Honig hopes to discover if a global beauty standard actually exists.