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Today’s influencer beauty standards are unobtainable without the power of Photoshop. What you see in your social media feed doesn’t match up with reality. But some people tend to forget that.

Even beloved celebrities who spend a huge amount of time on their image can fall short of the standard that social media now seems to demand. The founder of the ‘Goddess Women’ Instagram page photoshops pics of well-known stars to show what they would look like if they actually did look like some influencers.

The account has amassed a whopping 377k followers. However, the project has split the internet and people have mixed opinions on it. Some believe that the account promotes unrealistic beauty standards. Meanwhile, others believe that the project starts up an important discussion about these very same standards.

Bored Panda got in touch with the founder of ‘Goddess Women’ and spoke with her about the entire project. She explained that her main goal is to create art with photo-editing software. She aims to see what can be done with Photoshop and actually supports natural looks. And her skills have already been noticed by celebrities themselves. Read on for our full interview. Meanwhile, we also got in touch with LA-based celebrity expert Mike Sington, known as Hollywood's Ultimate Insider. Scroll down to see what he had to say, too.

When you’re done scrolling through this list, you can have a read through Bored Panda’s previous articles about the ‘Goddess Women’ project here: Part 1 and Part 2.

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Aussie Atheist
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine being so good looking that there is no difference after photoshopping? Mind you imagine being so ugly you still ugly after photoshopping!!

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Bored Panda wanted to understand what the founder of ‘Goddess Women’ thinks of her critics who believe that she promotes unrealistic body standards by photoshopping celeb photos.

“I understand them, but they should know it's just Photoshop, it's art,” she told us, suggesting that her critics are taking everything a bit too seriously.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the left we have Hermione Granger, and on the right we have Haamion, her anime character.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No. Nope. Nuh uh. Definitely not Dakota Johnson in the 2nd pic. She's gorgeous dude, WHY WOULD YOU EDIT HER!?

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“No one needs these filters and skills, but it's amazing what we can create with them. Sometimes, I show before-and-after Photoshop in my stories.”

The creator of the Instagram page shared how she first got started. “I started this account in September 2018. I just posted some edits for fun and then I saw how many people liked my work and that motivated me!”

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Her very first edit that went viral was of Gigi Hadid’s interview for Variety magazine. “I was shocked when celebrities started to notice my page. To be honest, I never expected to get so much attention.”

Bored Panda was also interested to get the founder of the Instagram account’s opinion on looking ‘perfect’ on social media.

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“I think that people are obsessed to look perfect because of the followers and likes they get with their ‘perfection.’ It's sad, but you get a lot more attention on social media when you look good.”

She added: “I just wanna say to all the girls and boys be yourself. You are beautiful the way you are! And I wanna thank all my followers for supporting my work, I love y'all so much!”

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Meanwhile, celebrity expert Mike told Bored Panda a bit about celebrities and their image.

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"I think it’s sad we actually have ‘modern beauty standards’ celebrities feel they have to meet. We’re all expected to look flawless, celebrities and their fans too. The celebrities, and ourselves, have created a false image of how people are supposed to look," Mike told us.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The photo to the right is called: “Still miserable, but with a plastic coat”.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is no one talking about that blurring filter they put on that man? He looked good

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He told us that many celebrities today are their image. Things have certainly changed from how they used to be. "In the past, you had to have talent, now though, a photoshopped image is often all that’s needed to be famous. Celebrities that don’t rely on image have greater staying power," Mike said.

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"The public is aware of a photoshopped image, because so many people are photoshopping their own images. Both fans and celebrities can create a false image with an app, but no one can create talent using an app," he said.

Mike added that English actress Helen Mirren is his fave star who embraces how she looks with no makeup and no photo-editing of her pics. "Her extraordinary talent is her image, and it transcends her appearance… which, by the way, is fabulous!"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why does he need blue eyes? I personally love dark brown brooding eyes

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anne Hathaway is SOO SOO SOO beautiful, but nooo, you have to make her look like plastic right?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great one. I mean, she was all natural in the first place. I think her dress is the object with the least amount of plastic in it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I sometimes find it hard to visualise Beckham as one of the best footballers ever and have to go back to Youtube for a refresh...Its like hes always been a model

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where did this one go to...ultimate vampire queen of chaos...she was amazing in that series

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what is up with him and dakota johnson???? she's pretty already man get over it:)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always confuse her with Thors midguard girlfriend.....

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't need to see an ex-Miss World photoshopped to this level.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jason's looks like it's been edited to bring out his features, but Rosie's looks like it's been edited to hide her features

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Man the eyes are so disturbing...its like the editing is to make all of them look the same....

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

she's already fake as can be, so the right looks more like her than the left!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They need to Photoshop Don Johnson too. She strongly resembles her dad and he's always been purty.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's some terrible photoshop. Turn her neck into a tree trunk and cut and pasted her head back on it but wrong.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The original is on the right. I'm sure no would fail to notice otherwise.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just realized how bitchy the influencer beauty Standard really is. Ever girl looks like fresh from a porn, disgusting! Their natural beauty is way more than a dumb f**k-me-face.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was already photoshopped. Now it's hyper photoshopped into a blackhole of obscurity.

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