[b][size=25][center]Human beauty[/center]
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The characterization of a person as "beautiful", whether on an individual basis or by community consensus, is often based on some combination of [i]inner beauty[/i], which includes psychological factors such as [/size][url=http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/personality][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]personality[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Intelligence][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]intelligence[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Grace][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]grace[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Charisma][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]charm[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] and [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Elegance][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]elegance[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], and [i]outer beauty[/i], which includes physical factors, such as [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Health][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]health[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Youthfulness][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]youthfulness[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Symmetry_(physical_attractiveness)][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]symmetry[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Averageness][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]averageness[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], and [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Complexion][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]complexion[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21].
A common way to measure outer beauty, as based on community consensus, or general opinion, is to stage a [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Beauty_pageant][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]beauty pageant[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], such as [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Miss_Universe][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]Miss Universe[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]. Inner beauty, however, is more difficult to quantify, though beauty pageants often claim to take this into consideration as well.
A strong indicator of physical beauty is "[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Averageness][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]averageness[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]", or "[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Koinophilia][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]koinophilia[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]". When images of human faces are averaged together to form a composite image, they become progressively closer to the "ideal" image and are perceived as more attractive. This was first noticed in 1883, when [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Francis_Galton][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]Francis Galton[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], cousin of [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Charles_Darwin][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]Charles Darwin[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], overlaid photographic composite images of the faces of [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Vegetarian][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]vegetarians[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] and [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Criminal][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff]criminals[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] to see if there was a typical facial appearance for each. When doing this, he noticed that the composite images were more attractive compared to any of the individual images. Researchers have replicated the result under more controlled conditions and found that the computer generated, mathematical average of a series of faces is rated more favorably than individual faces.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-7][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff][8][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] Evolutionarily it makes logical sense that sexual creatures should be attracted to mates who possess predominantly common or average features.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-Koeslag.2C_1990-8][u][size=21][color:d89e=#0000ff][9][/u][/color][/size][/url]
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