“…Given the power of media to influence attitudes and behaviors, images popularized through advertising that reflect stereotypes and inequalities raise a point of objection for societal sectors that are underand/or misrepresented in advertisements. One such matter that has been extensively explored through research is the representation of gender in advertisements, under which fall the themes of women being portrayed as weak and passive in often decorative roles (Belkaoui & Belkaoui, 1976;Mager & Helgeson, 2011;Morris, 2006;Plakoyiannaki & Zotos, 2009;Zotos & Tsichla, 2014a, 2014b, and beauty being constructed around both local culture (Krishen, LaTour, & Alishah, 2014;Lin, 2008) and Western ideals (Frith, Shaw, & Cheng, 2005;Millard, 2009;Yan & Bissell, 2014).…”