YOU’RE beautiful the way you are.
That line will probably cut no ice with the half a million members of dating site www.BeautifulPeople.com.
After it went online globally two weeks ago, it has claimed to have rejected 1.8 million unattractive people from 190 countries.
BeautifulPeople.com now has a global membership which exceeds 540,000, it said in a statement.
Based on members’ opinions, Sweden, Brazil and Norway have the most beautiful people, with applicants from Germany and the UK among the least successful, reported Bernama.
The way that BeautifulPeople.com works is simple. A potential member applies with a photo and a brief profile.
Over 48 hours, existing members of the opposite sex vote whether or not to admit them into their exclusive fold.
Options are “Yes definitely”, “Hmm yes, okay”, “Hmm no, not really” and “NO Definitely NOT”. The majority vote is final.
The site has sparked controversy.
“Despite considerable backlash against us, the numbers don’t lie. We are catering to a very clear demand,” said Mr Robert Hintze, founder of BeautifulPeople.com.
“BeautifulPeople.com may be morally ugly to our critics, but our growing success is a very beautiful truth,” he said.
So who are the fairest of them all?
“Sweden and Brazil are proving to be the most aesthetically blessed nations in the world,” said Mr Greg Hodge, managing director of BeautifulPeople.com.
“German men and women aren’t faring well. They are submitting stern images. They need to soften up. “The same is true of Russian men, although the fact remains that many are just extremely unattractive.
“I would say the British are stumbling because they don’t spend as much time polishing up their appearance and they are letting themselves down on physical fitness.
“Next to Brazilian and Scandinavian beauties, British people just aren’t as toned or glamorous,” he said.
This article was first published in The New Paper.
