Question by Beckiie: Why are Russian women stereotyped as being amazingly beautiful?
I have heard this from someone I know who thinks this way.
I know 1 Russian girl and she is very beautiful but I would not say it was because of the fact she is Russian.
What is the characteristics they have which makes them so beautiful.
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thicker lips
high cheekbones
more likely to have blonde hair/blue eyes, or light brown hair/green eyes, both with pale skin. thats said to be the most “beautiful” colouring
larger eyes
mixed with tatars generations back, usually people mixed with muslim races are better looking
they are generally —–A LOT—– slimmer than western people
they are generally taller
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berna says
i think actually they dont have a really beautifull face but sure i have seen some beautifull natural womens face but what i can say is that they are tall and know how to dress how to do makeup and most of all they are not fat they want to like be a real women and they are they have confidence and they are happy who they are and this is what i see so that is the reason why russian women are pretty i think 🙂
Olga says
The very view of Russian women as a priori beautiful is from the western men’s perspective viewing Russian women as potential mail brides, and therefore ignoring those of them who don’t meet the criteria (don’t dress or behave the way they expect them to). So any woman who’s any different from the stereotype is automatically classified as “not a typical Russian woman” while the criteria of what is supposed to be “typical” here are made by visiting European and American expats.
In average man’s worldview “beautiful woman” is a code phrase for “an easy woman”, who’s potentially attractive to him and as well potentially easy to pick up. An average man’s definition of female beauty has very little to do with esthetics. A typical beautiful woman according to them is a slutty woman dressed in a mini-skirt and walking on high heels with the minimum of cloths and maximum of make-up, as fake and cheap as possible, with a dumb look and Asiatic features, as well as little dignity. As sad as it is but it tends to be true that the less intelligent and smart a woman is the more likely she’s to pass for a “beautiful” one in the eyes of men.
Odd though it seems, for foreigners visiting Russia if you dress casually and don’t wear make-up or heels you don’t count as a Russian woman or even don’t count as a woman at all.
Yulia says
I think we're stereotyped this way because of all actresses that portray a Russian woman in the movies are picked to be beautiful, mysterious, pretty accent, and such. But in reality Russia also has very ugly and obese people, just like in any other country.
But I will also add that most Russian girls love taking care of themselves, a lot of girls I know won't leave the house w/o make-up and styled hair, and the outfit always has to be nice(no baggy stuff). Russians that come to the U.S. are surprised with the fact that most American girls wear sneakers or flat shoes every day, we're not used to that. For us sneakers are only for the gym, and flat heels are only for very tall girls:)
Lucky C says
The main thing is that most women from Russia, the Ukraine, and the rest of Eastern Europe are obsessive about fashion, beauty, and fitness.
In part, I think this is because communism made their mother and grandmothers dress in plain grey dresses for sixty years, so some of this is payback. Here's a good article about Russian women's history: http://www.internationallovescout.com/blog/why-do…
The commies also pushed physical fitness a lot and I think that has really stuck. Lot of Russian girls spend ten months in the gym for the barely two months of bikini weather. They also tend to be tall, which fashion designers love, so that does mean many will be models.
However, Eastern Europe is really no different from a lot of other economically developing areas, because apparently as soon as a society starts making money women get really interested in fashion and beauty. If you visit China, Brazil, or Venezuela you'll see exactly what I mean.
Anyhow, I'm biased and I think that many Russian and Ukrainian women are super gorgeous, but it really depends on the girl. I've been lucky enough to meet beautiful women from almost every background, but real beauty is in the heart and that's tough to judge.
z030557 says
i have no clue i thought russian women were ugly.
angel(: says
im russian and im amazingly beautiful…o and i don't have blonde hair and blue eyes its actually brown and because most russians take care of themselves.. dress nice, smell good,, ETC..
Kate says
everyone is different, its not about what country there from! there are black hair dark eyes in russia, not all blonde blue eyes etc or red hair !
answer mine please x
Hurray! says
haha… but they are not!
Probably because most of them are blond, and tall… but they actually are not beautiful!