If you're wondering what the Greek idea of physical perfection looks like (we were actually) it looks pretty much like Scarlett Johansson, who, in scoring 96.4 per cent against the Golden Ratio measurement, is at the top of the Venus leaderboard.
You see, the Greeks measured beauty by numbers, claiming there was a 'Golden Ratio' that represented the paradigm of beauty - that being 1.618. Used for thousands of years as the mathematic beauty rule, scientists still apply the magic numbers to measure the perfect layout of a face - and now they're using it to measure our bodies up.
Well at least Bluebella, a lingerie brand, is anyway. After stumbling across the Greek equation for beauty when researching sizing options for its next underwear collection, the British brand decided to take the vital Golden Ratio stats and measure them up against a few familiar facesbodies. It was Johansson who stacked up best; her bust-to-waist compared to her hip measurements measured at 1.560.
"We were running a computer simulation on celebrity women and in doing so we inadvertently discovered that Scarlett Johansson's figure is pretty much as close as you can get to the perfect Golden Ratio," explains brand founder Emily Bendell. "It was alarmingly close to the Golden Ratio."
Kim Kardashian sashayed into second place in the body beautiful hall of fame with her curvy frame, measuring 96.3 per cent. "Women with curvier figures came out better under this analysis," said Bendell.
Just behind Kardashian came 69-year-old Helen Mirren, scoring a very respectable 95.6 per cent, followed by Kelly Brook, Cameron Diaz, Elle Macpherson and Salma Hayek.
Beautiful research subjects aside however, as Bendell says, "we were pleased to see that the women's figures who faired best were all very different, which shows that you do not have to be have a skinny model-like physique in order to be beautiful." Perhaps just some good underwear Bluebella?
If you're feeling brave and body beautiful, then get your measuring tape out and see how you size up to the Golden Ratio yourself at Bluebella.com. We on the other hand are avoiding the issue - a load of Greek mythology surely? Besides, sometimes when it comes to body confidence, silence is golden.
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