Now beauty is not measured by looking into a mirror, as in the popular tale of Snow White. In society 2.0 the last word belongs to the users ofBeautifulPeople.com, the new “elite dating only for beautiful people” website. Since it went live on October 26, the site hasrejected almost 1.8 million “ugly”of 190 nationalities.Sweden, Brazil and Norwayhave turned out to be the countries withmore handsome citizens, while applicants forGermany, Poland, Russia and the United Kingdomthey have been the most rejected.
At the moment, 65% of Swedes who have applied to enter the site have been accepted. Among women, thenorwegian, with 76% of the candidates considered attractive. OnSpain, only 25% of male applicants and 22% of women have passed the beauty criteria required to be part of the web. The British are behind when it comes to beauty: only 1 in 8 men and 3 in 20 British women have been admitted as members of the network. “I’d say Britain is stumbling because it doesn’t spend as much time looking after its appearance andthey are literally abandoning themselves in physical fitness? says Greg Hodge, website manager. ? In front ofBrazilian and Scandinavian beauties, the British are not elegant or glamorous, “he adds.
The operation of BeautifulPeople.com is simple. A prospective member requests affiliation with a photo and short profile. In 48 hours, members of the opposite sex vote whether or not to admit you to their exclusive portfolio. The options are ‘Yes, of course’, ‘Mmm yes, okay’, ‘Hmm no, not much’ and ‘NO, definitely NO’. The system, say its creators, is “completely democratic.”
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