When you get into a matatu, if you are hawk eyed and like to appreciate beauty, like I do, you will notice it. If you are seated in a matatu next to a dark skinned girl and suddenly a light ...

Fighting against standards of appearance developed over decades, contestants’ skin tone in the Miss Colonia pageant is darker than that usually seen on stage in Mexico, reflecting Veracruz’s ...

light skin and, surprisingly, plastic surgery to make his eyes larger and nose more pronounced. It's apparent that beauty standards vary pretty drastically from one place to another, and even when ...

In terms of "desirable" complexions, light skin reigned supreme ... not to see our obsession with bronzed skin as another exhausting beauty standard thrust predominantly on women.

Edith Aguirre, a dance teacher and single mother of African descent, has been crowned "Miss Colonia" in a pageant that celebrates the beauty and talent of women from the lower-class neighborhoods ...

In terms of "desirable" complexions, light skin reigned supreme ... an early stage of skin cancer. "Tanned skin is certainly a beauty standard that we strive for," Tomassi told R29.