Anita Bhagwandas is a British journalist, beauty editor and author who writes about race, identity and the beauty industry. Ugly, available as an audiobook and book, is her powerful exploration of beauty standards, who gets to be considered beautiful and the harm caused by narrow ideals. Bhagwandas draws on personal experience and cultural analysis to challenge readers and listeners to rethink what beauty means in a diverse world.
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