We often look to Brazil and its large population of people of African descent for images of black beauty in South America but it's not the only place on the continent where attractive black women reside. TheBVX takes a look at the pageant-obsessed culture of Colombia where rival beauty contests shed light on division of class, race and standards of beauty.
Outside of Africa, Brazil has the largest population of people of African descent in the world with approximately 80 million people. But it's not the only country in South America with a significant black population. Colombia also has a large percentage of blacks whose ancestors were enslaved and brought to South America to work on sugar cane plantations since the 16th century .
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