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Jodi Bieber
Freelance

"Real Beauty"


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" I started as a ballet dancer and I danced for 8 years, but I couldn’t carry on with it because I didn’t have the right body shape for ballet because you have to be quite lean and long and I didn’t have that because I’, quite short, and my legs are short and built so my muscles began to develop, over develop and I don’t have the right shape for ballet.
It’s said that Tshwane women have beautiful legs and they usually admired for their skin. They have light skin and they have heavy set legs and I suppose I have that (giggles) because I’m Tshwane (laughs). Well, the most beautiful woman, it’s between the Tshwane’s and the Xhosa’s and I think it’s because they have the same heritage . They are part San and the skin colour is important. In South African it seems the lighter you are the more you are perceived to be beautiful. Xhosa woman are more beautiful because they have stunning eyes and their facial structure is amazing, so they the most beautiful. Tshwane woman are beautiful because they have a warmth about them and, yeah, it’s like they have been shaped by winds, dessert winds, and I think that’s why they are beautiful. " - Onthatile
 

 

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