AI Imagined ‘Beautiful Women’ from 100 Countries Around the World

Most of the generated women were thin, and appeared with minimal or natural makeup…

Since beauty is a subjective concept with diverse definitions shaped by cultural contexts, how does AI interpret beauty?

StyleSeat, an online destination for beauty professionals, asked AI image generator Midjourney to create images using the prompt “beautiful women” in 100 countries. To generate the images they used the following prompt, “photorealistic full-length portrait photo, beautiful woman from [country], standing full body facing camera, standing against a bright white backdrop, hyper detailed, Sony a7iv 85mm f1.0, bokeh, anamorphic –ar 3:5 –q 2 –v 5” 

Congo

AI tailored the attire to align with each country’s cultural background, and though it managed to incorporate a degree of diversity the AI consistently produced images of women who appear relatively thin and groomed.

“Our analysis reveals a striking uniformity in AI-generated beauty standards across the 100 countries tested,” explained StyleSeat, “Interestingly, most of the generated women appear with minimal or natural makeup, suggesting that AI does not strictly associate beauty with heavy cosmetics. Additionally, many of the images depict women wearing pants instead of dresses or skirts, challenging traditional gender norms and indicating that AI is programmed to recognize a variety of attire as equally beautiful.”

Bangladesh

StyleSeat also recognised that the AI, “consistently produced images of women who appear relatively thin and ‘put together.’”

Despite the obvious drawbacks of this narrow viewpoint of beauty, the resulting images are still rather captivating.

Argentina

They possess an enchanting quality that stems not only from the AI's artistic expression but also because each image represents a distinct interpretation of beauty, providing us with a glimpse into the multitude of aesthetic standards prevalent across the globe.

See all 100 photos here.