I must agree with you. It's really a remarkable skill to be able to change someone's appearance so drastically like that. I have nothing against the make up artist. I just feel pity for the people who do such a drastic make over just because they think their original self is too ugly for no reason. ^_^
You can't expect others to appreciate you if you can't appreciate your own self.
And yes again, the worst of all is discrimination towards their own fellow citizens ...there is nothing worse than being 2nd class citizen in your own country.