Beauty is Unfair: Skin-Whitening

Deborah Priya Henry, Former Miss Malaysia & Co-founder of Fugee School | Dr. Lai Suat Yan, Senior Lecturer, Gender Studies Programme, University Malaya

26-Nov-13 15:00

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The skin-whitening market is a multi-billion dollar business in Asia. Explaining why are two individuals who confront the idea of beauty in their daily lives, former Miss Malaysia Deborah Priya Henry and Dr. Lai Suat Yan, Senior Lecturer at the Gender Studies Programme at University Malaya.

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Tags: beauty, skin, skin-whitening, beauty products, cosmetics, light-skinned, dark-skinned

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