The assumption is now that the contestants wore their make-up in a similar style and, more likely, the same person Photoshopped the contestants. That would explain why all their smiles and faces are incredibly similar.

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But, you say, they're not in fancy outfits and fancy make-up? That's what made them look like clone contestants, you add. In the video below, you can see them wearing make-up and in dresses.

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And they look different. Well, as different as beauty pageant contestants can look. As our colleagues at Jezebel and Gawker pointed out, American beauty queens can start to blur together, too. And it certainly doesn't mean none of these women are plastic surgery free—which, honestly, seems like a personal and private choice. What it does mean is that the unintentional odd digital Miss Daegu images don't reflect their real counterparts.

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