Beauty contestants prepare backstage before the fashion show of Miss Tiffany's Universe 2016 transvestite contest in Bangkok, Thailand, April 20, 2016. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)
Models prepare backstage before a presentation as part of Fashion Weekend Plus Size Summer 2015 collection show in Sao Paulo, July 25, 2015. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)
Models get prepared backstage before Wagner Kallieno Winter Collection 2016 show during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 23, 2015. (Photo by Paulo Whitaker/Reuters)
Residents of the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek are searched by police before taking part in a memorial gathering to honour the victims of the recent deadly Paris attacks, in Brussels, Belgium, November 18, 2015. (Photo by Yves Herman/Reuters)
Children exercise before a wrestling practice session at an old Basque ball game gymnasium in downtown Havana, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)
“The Challenge!” Young boy relishes in a game of tug of war before school. Photo location: Lake Titicaca, Peru. (Photo and caption by Paul Heyman/National Geographic Photo Contest)
As a social experiment, journalist Esther Honig contacted Photoshop artists across the world and told them to make her beautiful, and they did. Honigh said she was surprised by how her image was altered, saying the process has greatly changed her perception of beauty. Photo: “Before & After” project: Greece. (Photo by Esther Honig)