She has been voted the đ eđ„iest woman alive, but now it emerges that one reason may be that Scarlett Johansson apparently has the perfect nose.
Plastic surgeons have analysed the ideal shape for a womanâs nose and found it should be slightly upturned.
They found Scarlett Johansson, The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel all fit the bill.
Jessica Biel, the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Beckinsale and Scarlett Johansson all have ‘perfect’ noses according to the study.
Measured from the lip up, the optimum angle of rotation at the nasal tip – the amount the nose is turned up – should be 106 degrees to enhance a womanâs looks, says new research.
A nose that is rotated less than 90 degrees to the face looks droopy, long and masculine.
U.S. plastic surgeons behind the research claim there has been no universally accepted standard that defines the most aesthetic combination of nasal features until now.
Dr Omar Ahmed, of New York University, said attempts to capture the ideal shape have been âelusive and ongoing for decades.â
He said: âThroughout history artists and scholars have been engrossed in the pursuit of capturing what constitutes beauty.
âDating back to ancient Egypt artists idealised facial proportions in their works.â
In a bid to âdesignâ the most beautiful nose for a young woman, the researchers tested public reaction to a range of different angles and rotation.
They used digital portraits of young white women aged 18 to 25 years, which were ranked online by almost 4,000 men and women drawn from the same age group.
They were asked to compare photos of women with noses 96, 101, 106, 111 and 116 degrees to their face.
The study used focus group and online social network participants and 106 degrees is consistent with previous research stipulating 104 and 108 degrees as being highly favourable angles.
Dr Ahmed said âTo our knowledge this is the first population-based study to attempt to simultaneously determine the ideal NTP – nasal tip projection – and rotation. A rotation of 106 degrees was found to be the most aesthetic.â
Charles East, of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, one of the most experienced and sought after specialists in rhinoplasty, or nose jobs, said there were classical features involved in creating the perfect nose.
He said the studyâs verdict meant the slightly upturned nose of American actress Scarlet Johansson â hailed for performances in Lost In Translation and Girl with a Pearl Earring â had the ideal shape.
Mr East does get asked by patients to replicate Ms Johanssonâs nose, âbut the commonest request is to look like Kim Kardashianâ.
However, he says surgeons always strive to get the perfect look for the individual, rather than sticking to a textbook formula.
how to work out if you have the perfect nose: The team used three measurements, known as the Crumley 1, Crumley 2, and Goode measurements (shown here as a,b and c) to work out the anglt of the nose. An upturn of 106° was found to be the most aesthetic.
âThere is a range of rotation thatâs usually applied, which is 90 to 100 degrees for men and 95 to 110 degrees for women â this study has ended up somewhere in-betweenâ he said.
âIn the past there was a stigma attached to having surgery on the nose, largely because they all ended up looking the same.
âToday we are making a nose that is best for that face, so people compliment them on their lovely smile or beautiful eyes as the face as a whole looks good. The angle of the nose is only one of the variants used in a personalised approach,â he added.
The study, published online in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery journal looked only at young white women and researchers said the finding was not necessarily applicable to men, or other ethnicities.
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