Some women said the red hand quite destroyed the effect of Georgiana's beauty.

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Nonita Kalra, the executive editor of the Indian edition of international fashion magazine Elle, similarly believes the power of the media in determining women's beauty aspirations should not be exaggerated.

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On only a few subjects do women's voices predominate: beauty contests, sex workers, and all to do with the home.

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Danielle had inherited our mom's panache: an urban brand of beauty that turned men's heads and intimidated other women.

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