North Korean leader Kim Jong-un calls on women to be more beautiful

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was photographed while visting a cosmetics factory in Pyongyang with his secretive partner, Ri Sol-ju (far right) - who was mostly absent in 2017 amid reports that she gave birth to their third child.

At the factory, Kim Jong-un reportedly said: 'It has come to have the dream of the women who want to be more beautiful be realised'

His wife, Ri is renowned for using expensive accessories and carrying designer handbags in public, encouraging women in the state to take a step away from common haircuts and dress codes.