Brits among the 'ugliest people in the world'

dailymail.co.uk ^ | Nov. 11, 2009 | Daily Mail Reporter

[Free ThinkerNY]

Brits are among the ugliest people in the world... according to an exclusive website which only allows 'beautiful' people to join.

Less than one in eight UK men (12 per cent) and just three in 20 women (15 per cent) who have applied to BeautifulPeople.com have been accepted as members.

Existing members of the website rate how attractive potential members are over a 48-hour provisional period, when applicants upload a recent photograph and a short personal profile.

They are rated by members of the opposite sex, who have four options to describe how attractive they think the hopeful is - 'Yes definitely', 'Hmmm yes, OK', 'Hmmm no, not really' and 'NO definitely NOT'.

Swedish men have proved the most successful applicants, with two-thirds (65 per cent) of those putting themselves forward being accepted.

Norwegian women are considered the most beautiful with more than three-quarters (76 per cent) making the grade.

Since the website was opened to UK members 295,000 people have applied, with only 35,000 being approved.

[a fool in paradise]

"'ello deary!"

[TruthHound]

One day, they’ll discover the toothbrush and this situation will improve.

[ottbmare]

Or they have too much sense to apply. I prefer that explanation.

[Perdogg]

exception to the rule

[Free ThinkerNY]

[SolidWood]

[RexBeach]

Respectfully, I disagree.

I think the ugliest people in the world are either from Masachusetts and New Jersey.

Ugh.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Growing up, my sister had a British pen pal (remember pen pals?) who sent her a nice coffee table book, “Our Royal Family”. I grew believing that English people were ugly. Hard to believe that the royals are actually Hanoverians.

[Billthedrill]

Hmm...BeautifulPeople.com? I got an email from them once that said, "Not you, Drill. Don't even think about it."

I put it down to jealous supermodels.

[maggief]

[behzinlea]

A preemptive rejection from www.beautifulpeople.com? Sounds like a Rodney Dangerfield one-liner.

[Slings and Arrows]

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[a fool in paradise]

Ugh. Candy corn.

[a fool in paradise]

THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING!

[Callahan]

No ugly people thread is complete without a pic of Henry Waxman. He deserves credit for making it out of junior high alive.

[Allegra]

Ping-a-ling!

[Mr. Jeeves]

Well, all the pretty Brits emigrated to the US long ago... :)

[Deb]

The exceptions being anyone named Grant, as in Cary or Hugh.

[Cagey]