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Ukrainian women are often considered the most beautiful in the world. Even Joe Biden thinks so.

While working in the Ukraine last June, photographer Julie David De Lossy  started hearing about Nikolaev, a city known for having the highest concentration of beautiful women in the entire country.

When she arrived in town with her boyfriend, photographer Colin Delfosse , she understood the rumors. There were beautiful women everywhere.

“It is really impressive when you walk in the main street of this town and you have the feeling a super posh party is about to start, but it’s only 10 a.m.,” David De Lossy said via email.

But there was also something she didn’t expect: wedding agencies—she estimated more than 200 based in one town.

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