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MISS BLACK & BEAUTIFUL SYBIL MCLEAN WITH FELLOW CONTESTANTS, RAPHAEL ALBERT, HAMMERSMITH PALAIS, LONDON, 1972

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Video. London exhibition explores the history and science of being beautiful

Updated: 06/11/2023 - 7:44 GMT+1

‘The Cult of Beauty’ at Wellcome Collection in London goes more than skin-deep to explore the history, science and business of what makes us beautiful.

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