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"Ugly showed me new ways to think about prevailing beauty standards, and to question the role technology plays in perpetuating them, without feeling like a jerk for wanting to wear lipstick and perfume. * Jennifer G. Sullivan, journalist and host of Fat Mascara podcast * Anita's deep dive into beauty, its history and the pressure to look ""perfect"" is essential reading * Caroline Hirons * A bold, beautiful undertaking - this book unravels what we think we know about beauty, both in how we view ourselves and others. Anita's thorough research, lived in experience and brilliant prose makes it a must read for anyone struggling to find their place in the world. * Poorna Bell * Ugly is not only a must read, it's an urgent read. [...] This book is the real deal - taking over from where Naomi Wolf's The Beauty Myth left off. * Farrah Storr, Things Worth Knowing newsletter * [Ugly is one] of the best releases of 2023 * Glamour * UGLY is provocative, powerful, and will challenge everything you thought you knew about beauty standards. I'm so grateful for Anita Bhagwandas's work * Virginia Sole-Smith, author of THE EATING INSTINCT and FAT TALK * A brilliant and necessary book. Anita combines memoir with analysis to dissect the ways in which notions of beauty are subverted to subjugate and undermine. Anyone who has ever worried about their looks - and that's pretty much every girl and woman - should read this to understand the mechanisms driving their sense of inferiority and inflicting the worst social, economic and psychological penalties on people furthest from imposed, Barbified ideals. * Catherine Mayer, founder of Women's Equality Party *"

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Anita Bhagwandas is an award-winning freelance journalist, beauty editor and broadcaster based in London. She's spent the last 15 years climbing the ranks of some of the UK's biggest fashion and lifestyle titles, promoting inclusivity and change wherever she's worked. Anita writes regularly for Conde Nast Traveller, Guardian as well as Stylist, The Telegraph, Marie Claire, Allure, i-D, NME and more. She has appeared on Channel 4, ITV and BBC as a beauty and inclusivity expert.

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