Physical attractiveness facts for kids

Zeus, Pushkin Museum, Moscow

Physical attractiveness means the different characteristics of someone's physical appearance that different people consider to be beautiful in other humans. Physical attractiveness can also include ideas about beauty, proportions, muscular development, and appearance.

Physical attractiveness means different things to different people and to different human cultures. There is no single definition of physical attractiveness.

In men, physical attractiveness may include slim waist and height. Female physical attractiveness might include youth, waist-hip ratio, mid upper arm circumference, body mass proportion and facial symmetry.

Images for kids

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  Xi Shi (西施), born 506 BC, was one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient China.

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  This drawing of two male figures is a remake of the drawing of the leg-to-body ratio (LBR) extremes used in the experiment by Swami et al. (2006) to find out what LBR is considered the most attractive for men and women. The figure with the lowest LBR and shortest legs at left had the highest average attractiveness ratings whereas the male figure with the highest LBR and longest legs at right had the lowest ratings from British men and women.

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  A University of Toronto study found that the facial proportions of Jessica Alba were close to the average of all female profiles.

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  Namie Amuro inspired the small-face fad in Japan which caused Japanese women to buy beauty products such as masks and creams to try to obtain a small face like hers.

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  Bangladeshi bride exemplifying wedding day beauty

See also

In Spanish: Atractivo físico para niños