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Originally Posted by Fiannan
I think you can, as evidenced by why high paid models seem to come from certain countries more than others. Also, irregardless of racial differences studies show that certail characteristics are just more attractive with people worldwide than others. Facial semetry, child-like mouth/chin, a 70% waist to hip ratio, large eyes that are not close to each other, etc.
Actually, evolutionary psychology would say that someone with facial and body characteristics of a young Audrey Hepburn would be ideal worldwide. This is due to biology -- the way we are programmed. So countries possessing populations where women are more likely to have these characteristics will be regarded as having more attractive women.
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High fashion models are not chosen for being pretty. Commercial supermodels yes, but the typical haute couture models are given jobs because they are not conventionally pretty, but more edgy looking and strange.
You are right about the scientific ideals, but the vast majority of models actually do not follow them. Supermodels like Klum and Lima are actually in the minority, most models are given jobs by designers for being, well, kind of weird looking. But then again, commercial models like the ones you are talking about are geared towards men, while haute couture models are geared towards women.
Then there are those so-called hot women who don't fit the scientific standard of beauty and yet still hang in the lockers of boys at school. Paris Hilton's nose is considered too large by scientific ideals, Kate Moss has a snaggle tooth and crack acne. Yet they are highly regarded as attractive.
Those ideals make a good guideline, but they do not always apply.