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  2. Female body shape - Wikipedia

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    Body fat distribution tends to be around both the upper body and lower body. A study of the shapes of over 6,000 women, carried out by researchers at the North Carolina State University circa 2005, [31] for apparel, found that 46% were rectangular, just over 20% spoon, just under 14% inverted triangle, and 8% hourglass. [30]

  3. Hourglass figure - Wikipedia

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    It has been proposed by scientists that the evolutionary reason for the female body shape is due in part to this sexual selection.Sex-typical body shapes (a man's muscular physique and a woman's hourglass figure) are an outcome of evolutionary adaptation for reproductive fitness because they convey information about gene quality, health and fertility, which are important elements for mate ...

  4. Physical attractiveness - Wikipedia

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    BMI has been criticised for conflating fat and muscle, and more recent studies have concentrated on body composition. Among Australian university students, the most attractive body composition for women (10.31 kg fat, 42.45 kg muscle) was found to be lower in fat than both the most healthy appearing composition, and below the healthy range. [165]

  5. Feminine beauty ideal - Wikipedia

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    Skin color contrast has been identified as a feminine beauty standard observed across multiple cultures. [7] Women tend to have darker eyes and lips than men, especially relative to the rest of their facial features, and this attribute has been associated with female attractiveness and femininity, [7] yet it also decreases male attractiveness according to one study. [8]

  6. Body shape - Wikipedia

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    Body shape has effects on body posture [29] and gait, and has a major role in physical attraction. This is because a body's shape implies an individual's hormone levels during puberty, which implies fertility, and it also indicates current levels of sex hormones. [1] A pleasing shape also implies good health and fitness of the body. Posture ...

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  8. Ashley Graham is named Maxim's 'World's Sexiest Woman ... - AOL

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    The 35-year-old model, mom and mogul reflects on her body acceptance journey. Ashley Graham is named Maxim's 'World's Sexiest Woman.' She says the honor is a reminder that 'hotness' really 'comes ...

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