Photo: https://onlinedoctor.superdrug.com

This Woman's Body Was Photoshopped 18 Times in Different Countries to Examine Global Beauty Ideals

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by Ailsa Ross Aug 19, 2015

HOW DO PERCEPTIONS OF BEAUTY VARY ACROSS THE GLOBE? When the pharmacy Superdrug asked that question, they came up with a study where female graphic designers from around the world would photoshop a female form in order to make her, in their opinion, more attractive to other citizens of their country.

Here’s the original image the graphic designers started with:

original

Original image credit: Hugo Felix/Shutterstock.

The results? They’re fascinating. Seems like Colombia, at least, embraces women’s curves. The USA? Looking at that thigh gap, not so much…

USA

China

Colombia

UK

Venezuela

Egypt

Mexico

Argentina

Netherlands

Italy

Peru

Philippines

South Africa

Romania

Spain

Syria

Ukraine

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