FIGURE 14.4
Waist-to-hip Ratio
When people are asked to judge which of these women is most attractive, the average preference is usually a woman with a 0.7 ratio of waist to hip.
[Copyright © 1993 by the American Psychological Association. Reproduced with permission. Singh, D., Adaptive significance of female physical attractiveness: Role of waist-to-hip ratio. 1993, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 65:293–307. The use of APA information does not imply endorsement by APA.]