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The World’s ‘Most Beautiful Faces’ Revealed

The world's most beautiful faces.
The world's most beautiful faces.

Researchers in the UK have revealed the results of a two-month study in which they asked people to composite images to create the "perfect" male and female faces.

2000 individuals took part in the challenge, which was commissioned by Samsung to mark the launch of its new Galaxy S6 smartphone, using software primarily used by UK police to identify wanted individuals.

The thickness of lips, nose length and width, and hairline were all taken into account when it came time to rate each composite image - with some surprising results.

"For the male face of beauty, women drew a more feminine face than men - women rate a softer jaw-line, slimmer face, fuller lips and clean-shaven look as the most attractive, compared to the more masculine appearance that is considered the most attractive by men," said researcher Dr Soloman.

"Interestingly, for the female face of beauty women rated a sexier appearance as the most beautiful than their male counterparts - women perceived fuller lips, a slimmer face, larger eyes and higher cheekbones as the most beautiful, more so than the male population."

The "ideal" faces, shown above, are said to most resemble Natalie Portman and David Gandy, though Soloman cautions that they represent the views of British citizens only.

The world's most beautiful faces.
The world's most beautiful faces.

"It's important to note that these are the idealised faces according to those living in the UK, so a study in Asia or Africa for example would no doubt have different results," Soloman explained.

The 'most beautiful' celebrity list, as voted by participants, is below:

Women:
1 Natalie Portman
2 Scarlett Johansson
3 Taylor Swift
4 Kendall Jenner
5 Keira Knightley
6 Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
7 Angelina Jolie
8 Rita Ora
9 Cara Delevingne
10 Emilia Clarke

Men:
1 David Gandy
2 Chris Hemsworth
3 Bradley Cooper
4 David Beckham
5 Robert Pattinson
6 Justin Bieber
7 Ashton Kutcher
8 Zac Efron
9 Harry Styles
10 Max Irons

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