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Study finds Brazilian women 'vainest' in world
BRASILIA, Brazil -- A new study found Brazilian women care more about their appearance than any other women in the world, with half prepared to undergo plastic surgery.
In Brazil, where being called "vain" is often a compliment suggesting self-respect, 86 percent of women said they tried extremely hard to improve their looks compared with an average of 67 percent worldwide, according to the 2003 global women's survey by cosmetics company Avon.
Ninety percent of Brazilian women classified beauty products as an essential rather than a luxury, compared with an average of 77 percent worldwide, Avon said, citing its survey of 21,000 women in 24 countries.
Looking good in Brazil is a national pastime. Nowhere is plastic surgery more popular on a per-capita basis than in the nation of 175 million people. ...
Posted by henry at September 2, 2003 03:55 PM