Who's the fairest?
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Grace Kelly during the filming of "High Society", 1956 (Dennis Stock/Magnum Photos) magnum/Dennis Stock -
Fashion shoot with model Marpessa Hennink, 1987 (Ferdinando Scianna/Magnum Photos) Magnum/Ferdinando Scianna -
Shopping in Paris, 1985 (Richard Kalvar/Magnum Photos) Magnum/Richard Kalvar -
Helena Rubinstein beauty course, New York, 1958 (Inge Morath/Magnum Photos) Magnum/Inge Morath -
In the men's room of a Rimini night club, 1999 (Martin Parr/Magnum Photos) Magnum/Martin Parr -
Behind the scenes of the Beijing Opera in Shanghai, 1979 (Hiroji Kubota/Magnum Photos) Magnum/Hiroji Kubota -
Paris, 1958 (Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos) Magnum/Elliott Erwitt -
International beautician school, Paris, 1980 (Guy Le Querrec/Magnum Photos) Magnum/Guy Le Querrec -
Fashion show in Paris, 2003 (PG/Magnum Photos) Magnum/PG -
Kumbha Mela Festival in Allahabad, India, 2001 (Bruce Gilden/Magnum Photos) Magnum/Bruce Gilden -
In a prison in Krasnoyarsk, Russia (Carl de Keyzer/Magnum Photos) Magnum/Carl de Keyzer -
Fashion shoot with Lindsey Wixson in New York, 2010 (Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos) Magnum/Peter van Agtmael
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This content was published on January 6, 2013 - 11:00
Yet there are no mirrors to be found at the Bern exhibition “Bin ich schön? / J’suis beau?” ("Am I beautiful?"). Instead, the idea is that visitors should look for the beauty within. The joint exhibition runs through July 7, 2013 at the Museum of Communication and the Museum of Natural History.
In the meantime, swissinfo.ch's photo editors have compiled this collection of shots involving mirrors.
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