Recently, South Korea’s obsession with plastic surgery came to light in a bizarre way: photos of the twenty female contenders for Miss Korea 2013, posted on Reddit by ShenTheWise.
An epidemic has hit the Asian peninsula nation, World News Australia reports:
…Schoolgirls who would [be] given plastic surgery as graduation gifts; the mother-daughter teams that would cash in on the two-for-one clinic discounts; the pervasive desire to ‘look more western’. Nicole Kidman, he said, with her high nose, big eyes, slim jaw and white skin was considered the pinnacle of beauty.
Need pics? Scroll below to see the clones.
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