More than 20,000 women surveyed around the world to define what beauty means to them

Miss Colombia Paulina Vega is crowned Miss Universe in 2014. (Photo by Larry Marano/WireImage)
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega is crowned Miss Universe in 2014. (Photo by Larry Marano/WireImage)

It’s no secret that beauty is subjective. Whether it’s in the eye of the beholder, comes from within or is merely a science of symmetry, beauty is one of those things we strive for, even if we don’t know what it is.

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Hoping to shed some light on the different ways beauty is viewed around the world, FeelUnique.com, an online beauty retailer, surveyed women from different countries across the globe to see what beauty means them.