Girls practice makeup techniques during a class at a modelling academy in Caracas

Girls practice makeup techniques during a class at a modelling academy in Caracas

Girls practice makeup techniques during a class at a modelling academy in Caracas September 20, 2014. Venezuela’s famed models and aspiring beauty queens are struggling to doll themselves up. In a country that glorifies voluptuous women and opulent beauty pageants, even basics like deodorant are now at times tricky to find as strict currency controls have led to a scarcity of dollars for imported goods. Picture taken on September 20, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA – Tags: SOCIETY FASHION POLITICS)