Can we Determine if a Woman is Beautiful with the Golden Ratio?

Laura Trojanova

What is the Golden Ratio The golden ratio is a special number

approximately equal to 1.618 It appears many times in geometry, art,

architecture and other areas. It is closely related to beauty and it is said to

be that these dimensions create a shape that is aesthetically pleasing.

History of The Golden Ratio Ancient Greek mathematicians first studied

what we now call the golden ratio because of its frequent appearance in geometry. 

490–430 BC Later appeared in architecture and art

Testing I took six celebrities and asked people to rate

them either pretty, or ugly. After that I counted how close the size of their

dimensions was to the golden ratio, and put them in order from prettiest to ugliest

How do you calculate the Golden Ratio?

Measure and record the following aspects of each person’s face, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter:

(A) Top of the head to the chin (B)Top of the head to the pupil (C) Pupil to the tip of the nose (D) Pupil to the lip (E) Width of the nose (F) Outside distance between the eyes (G) Width of the head (H) Hairline to the pupil (I) Tip of the nose to the chin (J) Lips to the chin (K) Length of the lips (L) Tip of the nose to the lips

How do you calculate the Golden Ratio? Calculate the following ratios for each celebrity:

A/GB/DI/JI/CE/LF/HK/E• Divide them, and then find the mean of all the

numbers. • Compare it to the Golden Ratio

1. Sarah Benhard

Rated as ugly1.42

2. Renee Zellweger

Rated as ugly1.41

3. Megan FoxRated as

Pretty1.39

4. Kirsten StewartRated as pretty 1.366

5. CherRated as ugly

1.31

6.Rachel McAdamsRated as

pretty1.27

Conclusion According to my research the golden ratio

may work in geometry and architecture but not in faces and people.

We can not calculate beauty, because we do not know what determines it.