A person’s attractiveness is determined by how closely their face proportions match the Golden Ratio in the Golden Ratio test. Is this, however, a recipe for attractiveness?
What is the Golden Ratio?
The Golden Ratio, commonly known as the “Divine Proportion,” was initially discovered by the Pythagoreans over 2,400 years ago. A mathematical constant denoted by the Greek letter phi and equal to about 1.618, phi may be found in the range of 2 to 10. Mathematicians of the Pythagorean religion believed that certain numbers had spiritual, intellectual, and even moral importance. The five-pointed star (pentagram) was selected as their emblem. They saw the fivefold symmetry as a representation of wellbeing.
Pentagrams exhibit the intriguing ratio, which makes them interesting mathematical objects in their own right. Throughout the progression of the shown pentagram, the length of each of the four italicized black lines increases by. Therefore, the length of the long horizontal line is more than the length of the bolded side.
In a similar vein, image a larger circle enclosing a smaller one, with six identical circles nested within it in two rows of three (as pictured below). The big circle has a radius that’s times bigger than the little ones’.
Related to the Golden Ratio is the well-known Fibonacci sequence (which runs 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34…). As we increase the numbers, the ratios between them approach. Consider the following: 13/8 = 1.625, 21/13 = 1.615, 34/21 = 1.619, and so on. The Golden Ratio and its associated Fibonacci sequence appear often in mathematics. Beautiful spirals may be seen in nature, such as in the petals of certain flowers, the scales of pine cones, and the spinning arms of some galaxies.
Defeat of the Golden Ratio Hypothesis
Marquardt studied what makes “beautiful” faces “attractive” by taking measurements of the faces of actors and models in movies. Accordingly, his assertions and the mask were inspired by his study of this particular population. However, Marquardt’s assertions have been debunked, and the Golden Ratio test has been shown to be invalid. Despite popular belief, Marquardt’s mask does not depict people from South Asia, East Asia, or sub-Saharan Africa, according to anthropological research.In reality, it is mostly based on the appearance of the few women in masculinized societies in Northwestern Europe. That’s a style “seen in fashion models,” according to one research.
Facial ratios may be related to how attractive others find a person’s face, however this correlation seems to vary by culture and biology. This was vividly shown by analyzing the Miss Universe competition from 2001 to 2015. All civilizations agree that the winners are stunning. In contrast to masculinized fashion models of Northwestern Europe, though, the “statistically substantially invalid” association between their face ratios and the Golden Ratio of Marquardt’s mask was found.
This proves that there is no one arbitrary number that can be used to categorize people into attractive or unattractive categories. Some “Platonic” features of attractive face appearance have been recognized by scientists. These include symmetry and averageness, sexual dimorphism, skin texture, emotion, and unpredictability. There is no evidence that the Golden Ratio is a determinant of face attractiveness or any other kind of visual beauty at this time.
