Voices: Embracing diversity in beauty will help girls like me — who don’t fit the standard Utah image — finally feel accepted

(Illustration by Red Gunn | The Highland Rambler) “Utahns are known for bleached blonde hair, year-round dark tanned skin, hair and lash extensions, perfectly polished nails and trending fashion wardrobes,” writes Lien Hoa Torres in an op-ed. “This is a costly image to maintain — but the cost of beauty is not only financial, it’s physical and emotional as well.”