BEAUTY PAGEANTS

In a country with its own stories of violence and protest, Hailey discovers that beauty is the most popular, if dangerous, pursuit for its people.

Despite western views of the Congo, the capital city Kinshasa is a runway for its citizens.

Brazil is home to some of the biggest pageants in the world like Miss World and Miss Universe. Lesser known, however, is Miss Max—a beauty competition at a prison.

VICE's Charlet Duboc went traipsing through sand dunes in Abu Dhabi's remote Western Region, all in the name of beauty.