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Photos shine a light on Taiwan’s ‘betel nut beauties’

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By Emma Russell, CNN (CNN) — Mong Shuan was just 16 when she turned to an unconventional source of income: selling betel nuts from a little stall in northern Taiwan. The stimulant, a small, oblong fruit derived from areca palms, is chewed by millions of people across Asia. For the next three years, Mong would work six days a week for the equivalent of around $670 a month. A small bonus was tacked on for dressing provocatively to entice male cust…

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Photos shine a light on Taiwan’s ‘betel nut beauties’

Constanze Han documented the lives of “betel nut beauties,” young women selling the addictive stimulant across Taiwan.

12 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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Photos shine a light on Taiwan’s ‘betel nut beauties’

By Emma Russell, CNN (CNN) — Mong Shuan was just 16 when she turned to an unconventional source of income: selling betel nuts from a little stall in northern Taiwan. The stimulant, a small, oblong fruit derived from areca palms, is chewed by millions of people across Asia. For the next three years, Mong would work six days a week for the equivalent of around $670 a month. A small bonus was tacked on for dressing provocatively to entice male cust…

12 days ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Photos shine a light on Taiwan’s ‘betel nut beauties’

By Emma Russell, CNN (CNN) — Mong Shuan was just 16 when she turned to an unconventional source of income: selling betel nuts from a little stall in northern Taiwan. The stimulant, a small, oblong fruit derived from areca palms, is chewed by millions of people across Asia. For the next three years, Mong would work six days a week for the equivalent of around $670 a month. A small bonus was tacked on for dressing provocatively to entice male cust…

12 days ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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