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| Perfect face dimensions measured | Perfect face dimensions measured |
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| Scientists believe they have worked out the dimensions of the most attractive female face. | Scientists believe they have worked out the dimensions of the most attractive female face. |
| They say the key to the ideal arrangement of female facial features is the measurements between the eyes, mouth and ears. | They say the key to the ideal arrangement of female facial features is the measurements between the eyes, mouth and ears. |
| Applying their results the Canadian pop singer Shania Twain was rated as having the perfect visage. | Applying their results the Canadian pop singer Shania Twain was rated as having the perfect visage. |
| The study, led by the University of Toronto, appears in the journal Vision Research. | The study, led by the University of Toronto, appears in the journal Vision Research. |
| The researchers asked students to rate the attractiveness of colour photographs of the same woman's face, laid out side by side. | The researchers asked students to rate the attractiveness of colour photographs of the same woman's face, laid out side by side. |
| Using photoshop, the researchers altered the vertical distance between the eyes and mouth, and the horizontal distance between the eyes in each image. | Using photoshop, the researchers altered the vertical distance between the eyes and mouth, and the horizontal distance between the eyes in each image. |
| Angelina Jolie does not cut the mustard | |
| The features themselves never changed, just the distance between them, and the same and a woman's face was only compared to her own. | The features themselves never changed, just the distance between them, and the same and a woman's face was only compared to her own. |
| Following a series of experiments, the researchers came up with the most attractive length and width ratios between features. | Following a series of experiments, the researchers came up with the most attractive length and width ratios between features. |
| On length, the distance between a woman's eyes and mouth should be just over a third or 36%, of the overall length of her face, from hairline to chin. | On length, the distance between a woman's eyes and mouth should be just over a third or 36%, of the overall length of her face, from hairline to chin. |
| For width, they calculated that the space between a woman's pupils should be just under half, or 46%, of the width of her face from ear to ear. | For width, they calculated that the space between a woman's pupils should be just under half, or 46%, of the width of her face from ear to ear. |
| Average face | Average face |
| Fortunately, the researchers calculated that these ratios correspond to an average face. | Fortunately, the researchers calculated that these ratios correspond to an average face. |
| The researchers said women who did not fit the "perfect dimensions" had no need to resort to extreme measures, such as plastic surgery. | The researchers said women who did not fit the "perfect dimensions" had no need to resort to extreme measures, such as plastic surgery. |
| They said hairstyles could be used in effect to create an optical illusion. | |
| Elizabeth Hurley - almost there | Elizabeth Hurley - almost there |
| Lead researcher Professor Kang Lee said the face of actress and renowned beauty Angelina Jolie did not fit the golden ratio either for length or width. | |
| British actress Elizabeth Hurley scored on the golden ratio for length, and just missed out the width measurement. | British actress Elizabeth Hurley scored on the golden ratio for length, and just missed out the width measurement. |
| Both were eclipsed by Shania Twain, 44, whose hits include Man! I Feel Like a Woman! | Both were eclipsed by Shania Twain, 44, whose hits include Man! I Feel Like a Woman! |
| The results suggest her face has a perfect set of geometric measurements. | The results suggest her face has a perfect set of geometric measurements. |
| However, the study looked only at white women, and the researchers admit their findings could not be applied to other groups. | However, the study looked only at white women, and the researchers admit their findings could not be applied to other groups. |
| Professor David Perrett, of the perception lab at St Andrew's University, said the physical dimensions of a face provided a lot of clues about the health and fertility of the owner. | Professor David Perrett, of the perception lab at St Andrew's University, said the physical dimensions of a face provided a lot of clues about the health and fertility of the owner. |
| He said men tended to be attracted to female faces that were young and feminine - probably because they suggested heightened fertility. | He said men tended to be attracted to female faces that were young and feminine - probably because they suggested heightened fertility. |
| But he said the distance between features was probably less important than the appearance of the features themselves. | But he said the distance between features was probably less important than the appearance of the features themselves. |
| For instance, a man was likely to be attracted by big eyes, rather than by the fact that they were a certain distance apart. | For instance, a man was likely to be attracted by big eyes, rather than by the fact that they were a certain distance apart. |