| Essentially, people have changed very little in the past | | | | referred to as the world's most beautiful woman. |
| 2000 years. Even if we go further back in history, | | | | And indeed, experts prove it by specialized computer |
| when discussing human nature, the idea stays | | | | programs - she has extremely symmetrical traits |
| generally the same. However, human appearance is a | | | | (which is also available for Catherine Zeta-Jones). |
| completely different story. If the desire to | | | | Most women that have been dubbed symbols of |
| immortalize or create beauty has remained constant, | | | | beauty in the past century were white. Of course, |
| the one thing that has changed is the actual | | | | this is easily mistaken for a form of racism. However, |
| perception of what beauty really means. | | | | all-time classical lines apply here as well. 'Beauty is in |
| Ugly people, beautiful people, the war has been on | | | | the eye of the beholder', somebody said, and it's |
| for centuries. By definition, ugliness is related to | | | | true. Even though people like Grace Kelly, Rita |
| people or things that appear as unattractive to | | | | Hayworth or Aishwarya Rai may have been widely |
| senses, mainly visually speaking, of course. Opposing | | | | accepted as beautiful, there are surely numberless |
| beauty, this concept determines human appearance. | | | | people in the world who regard them as ugly women. |
| There is the general belief that due to differences of | | | | Perception upon ugly people has been proven to be |
| perspectives, some may perceive a certain thing to | | | | linked to one's cultural background. Beautiful women |
| be beautiful, while others may perceive the exact | | | | from the Masai tribe in Africa will surely be ugly |
| same thing as being ugly. However, at the end of the | | | | women for Eskimos. And the examples could go on |
| day and when relating the issue to human physical | | | | for ever. Needless to say that in certain conservative |
| appearance, it all comes down to sexual selection. | | | | communities, persons may be considered ugly people |
| In literature and visual arts, people of a certain rank | | | | if exhibiting a demeanor that does not coincide with |
| were represented as beautiful, regardless of their real | | | | the local customs and values. |
| appearance. Beautiful for those times, that is. If | | | | However, the idea of shifting beauty standards has |
| today the absence of a concrete link between | | | | grown more and more popular. Just as popular |
| physical and inner beauty is generally accepted, it has | | | | between those that are considered ugly women, as |
| been statistically proven that unlike ugly people (and | | | | it is among others, there is a recent idea that the |
| especially ugly women), beautiful people get better | | | | road to ultimate beauty consists of plastic surgery |
| jobs, better deals and general better treatment. | | | | and a great variety of pills, rather than simple power |
| Regardless of the modern struggle against | | | | of will. |
| discrimination, sexual selection continues to take its | | | | No matter the approach, everyone's trying to look |
| toll. | | | | beautiful, in their own way. Where and when it's time |
| Recently, it's been proven that men tend to see as | | | | to draw the line between self-improvement and |
| ugly women those who have asymmetrical facial | | | | abuse, it seems to be more and more difficult to |
| traits. Aishwarya Rai, a woman from India, has been | | | | figure out. |