Every woman desires to be beautiful. To some it comes naturally and to others not so much. The image of beauty varies in each country. For example here in the United States a woman with wide hips, small waist, high cheek bones and other features are considered beautiful. In other countries such as China and India bizarre perceptions of beauty. In order to feel beautiful women go to extreme measures to achieve a certain look. Unfortunately some women are forced against their own will to be beautiful in the country that they live in. In Mauritania, a Western African country, women are forced to look a certain way. From as young as six to eight years old, girls are forced to eat an extremely unhealthy diet of 16,000 calories every day(Marie Claire.com).
