Over the centuries, beauty standards have changed dramatically. The changes affected hair length, chest size and weight.
In ancient Egypt, those women who had a weak figure, narrow shoulders and an extremely symmetrical face were considered beautiful. The Egyptians believed that only a woman whose facial proportions of the left and right sides were the same was beautiful.
Therefore, they deified the beauty of Nefertiti, whose face matched the mathematical precision necessary to make a woman attractive.
Ancient Greece focused more on the beauty of the male figure, which was compared to the beauty of the god Apollo. This is why it was more difficult for men to pursue the ideals of beauty.
In women, the ideal figure was rounded to more curvaceous forms, and the skin had to be white to identify the woman as a beauty. According to the ancient Greeks, it showed health and vitality.
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For the ancient Chinese, a woman was beautiful with a weak body, white teeth, black hair, red lips, a thin waist, and small legs. For them, attractiveness is associated with delicacy and tenderness.
During the Renaissance in Italy, the standard for female beauty was a fuller figure, large breasts, large hips, long blonde hair, and a high forehead.
In nineteenth century England, a beautiful figure was defined by the shape of an hourglass. Because of this, many women tightened the corset, so they barely breathed, but got the perfect shape. The ladies' hair was supposed to be long, emphasizing their femininity.
In the mid-20th century, the movie icon Marilyn Monroe gives rise to a new ideal of beauty. An hourglass figure, large chest, short blonde curls and a mole above the lip were considered ideal because they emphasized the woman's sexuality.
In the 60s and 70s, the long legs of a slender and tall woman came into fashion.
In the 80s, women who resemble the model Cindy Crawford were considered beautiful. They had to have a tall, slender and athletic body.
In the 1990s, Kate Moss changed the ideal of beauty by adding white skin and blonde hair to her slender and tall body.
Today, the standard of female beauty is a combination of large breasts, a slim and tall figure, a well-formed butt, a flat stomach and long legs.
Since it is often impossible for women to be born with such proportions, many women resort to plastic surgery to live up to the beauty ideal.