A new mathematical analysis of celebrity faces placed American actress Emma Stone at the top of female beauty according to the golden ratio, announced London plastic surgeon Dr. Julian De Silva this week. The study assigned Stone a 94.72 percent match with the 1.618 proportion long linked to aesthetic harmony.
Zendaya followed with 94.37 percent, leaving the two performers in a statistical near-tie. The rest of the women’s top ten were Freida Pinto (94.34 percent), Vanessa Kirby (94.31 percent), Jenna Ortega, Margot Robbie (93.43 percent), Olivia Rodrigo (93.71 percent), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (93.41 percent), Tang Wei (93.08 percent), and Beyoncé (92.40 percent).
“The golden ratio is a mathematical equation formulated by the ancient Greeks to measure beauty,” wrote Proto Thema. Renaissance artists later applied the proportion to painting and architecture, and De Silva said he adapted the concept to computer mapping of faces.
Stone excelled in several categories, scoring 97 percent for her jawline, 95.6 percent for her lips, and 94.2 percent for her eyebrows. “Emma Stone was the clear winner when all facial features were measured for natural perfection,” said De Silva, according to a report by Ethnos.
Zendaya impressed the analysts with 99.5 percent for her lips, 98 percent for her forehead, and 97.3 percent for her eyes, although she lost points for the spacing between her nose and lips and for eyebrow shape, De Silva said.
Earlier in the year the surgeon applied the same formula to male celebrities. Aaron Taylor-Johnson led that list with 93.04 percent, followed by Lucien Laviscount, Paul Mescal, and Robert Pattinson.
The researchers measured the length and width of the face, divided those numbers for a ratio, then measured from the hairline to the midpoint between the eyes, from that midpoint to the bottom of the nose, and from the bottom of the nose to the chin.
“This mapping technology helps us decode what creates physical beauty and is also a useful tool in planning surgery for patients,” said De Silva.
Milenio noted that the golden ratio did not define absolute beauty but focused on symmetry and balance, factors often linked to universal visual appeal.
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