Determinants of Female Beauty
Although
it is said that “beauty is
in the eye of the beholder”,
studies have shown that there are many other universal or near-universal qualities
which make human females attractive to males. In addition to the predictors of
good health and reproductive fitness, these include facial features which may
stimulate the male sexual response by their resemblance to aroused female genital
areas, and features which resemble those of human infants, who are universally
appealing to both sexes of a species. Among these other determinants are:
Symmetry of features: an indicator of lack of disease or injury Clear
complexion: indicator of health Contrasting colors and features: such
as well-delineated eyebrows, dark lashes, dark eyes/light face or light
eyes/dark face; these heighten the features
of attraction, perhaps a holdover from primitive forebears with less acute
vision Large, symmetrical, white teeth: indicator of reproductive vigor
and ability to defend young; also health and contrast Prominent zygomas (cheek
bones), especially with a blush of color: paired, rounded forms, especially
if pigmented, stimulate the same
male response
as the flushed buttocks of simian females in mating position Thick,
vivid lips: as for #5, the genital parallel is inescapable Large,
widely spaced eyes: paired, rounded forms; also similar to a baby’s
appearance Ovoid
face, small chin, lack of facial hair: similar to a baby’s
appearance Thick, lustrous hair: except as indicator of health,
a poorly understood determinant Soft, higher pitched voice: indicator of non-maleness; submissiveness Waist-to-Hip Ratio and
Female Attractiveness
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