This is how beauty is manufactured and sold to us. Amazing to see how much they actually change the pictures with Photoshop that you end up seeing in ads. picked by shredtone 3 years ago

Sarah Palin as Sarah Heath in the swimsuit competition of the 1984 Miss Alaska beauty pageant.

The guy who has the full tape is from Juneau, and he says she gives a rather amusing flute performance for her 'talent'. What HuffPo says about it. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Fernanda Lima parades during the Miss Brazil Transex 2008 beauty pageant in Sao Paulo late June 2, 2008. Lima won the right to represent Brazil in the Miss International Transex beauty pageant in Thailand. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

At just age five, Brooke Breedwell and Asia Mansur were bitter arch-rivals, the top dogs in their age group on the Southern child beauty pageant circuit. The two were even featured in the 1995 documentary Painted Babies. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Beauty queen Ingrid Marie Rivera beat 29 rivals to become Puerto Rico's 2008 Miss Universe contestant, despite being the victim of assault when someone spiked her makeup and evening gowns with pepper spray. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Photograph collection shows the beauty of Africa. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Beauty is distracting, and now it's been proven that beauty distracts pain perception. Problem is, what you find beautiful, I might not. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

"Nuns are women above all else, and beauty is a gift from God," Father Rungi said. He told Corriere della Sera it was the nuns themselves who had suggested the idea to him while helping him to run prayer services on the beach. "Many have assured me they will take part". picked by muppet 1 year ago

Lead in your lipstick? Mercury in your mascara? Recent headlines about harmful ingredients hiding in beauty products are enough to make even the vainest among us want to go back to the good old days of rubbing strawberries on our lips to make them red. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Two men -- at least one of whom was a contestant in a beauty pageant -- were charged early Wednesday with using a trophy to beat a judge because they allegedly did not like his vote in the West Side competition earlier this month. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

More than 10,000 camels from across the Gulf will be competing for millions of dollars in prize money at a beauty pageant for the "ship of the desert" in Abu Dhabi next week. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Navel-gazing may serve a useful purpose, after all. People may use belly button beauty to assess the fitness of a potential mate, according to Aki Sinkkonen of the University of Helsinki, Finland. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or so they say. If that is true, then these contests indicate that some peoples’ eye for beauty is nearsighted and cross-eyed. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Across the tracks, away from the dazzle of downtown, lies a darker imagination, this one looking to grunge-ridden, dilapidated architecture for inspiration. There is a beauty that pervades this kind of urban decay and captured wonderfully through a photographer’s well-trained eye. picked by equinox 10 months ago

A range of drinks, jellies and supplements with placenta as their main ingredient is helping Japanese women preserve their youth and beauty. Bonus - they have a delicate Peach flavor and boast Zero calories. Yum! picked by Mitzuzake 2 years ago

From chopping off pinkie toes to fit into hot heels to bad toupees that everyone notices, here is a list of the to 10 beauty rituals ELLE.com wishes were banned. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Mariyah Moten is a Texan born in Pakistan. She tried to break the mold by entering a beauty pageant in China. Pakistan is a primarily Muslim country and is angered by her participation. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

An event to be held in a remote town in Iceland. Its goal? To challenge Western ideas of beauty. picked by missy1979 3 years ago

good tips to rejuvenate your body with beauty sleep! picked by scentzzz 3 years ago

Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant, will be held today(on 28/05/2007) at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. 77 contestants compete for the title. Here are the videos and swimsuit photos of all the contestants. Enjoy! picked by SunSeven 3 years ago