There aren’t any indications that this deep-rooted trend is subsiding, despite current news attention.

An unidentified Bangkok shopper appears on while seated near an advertisement that is large light epidermis in Bangkok, Thailand, July 20, 2007.

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The obsession with white epidermis in Asia has not stopped making headlines in the last few years.

The pervasive proven fact that lighter epidermis is more desirable is generally spotlighted through different beauty pageants. As an example, once the Nonthawan that is tan-skinned Thongleng crowned skip Thailand World 2014, it had been hailed by some commentators as to be able to redefine beauty requirements. Continuar lendo →