Playboy girls are losing their curves

The Daily Telegraph ^ | December 20, 2002 | Celia Hall

[MadIvan]

A study of the vital statistics of hundreds of Playboy centrefolds has revealed that female models are becoming less curvaceous.

Researchers in Toronto and Vienna studied 577 consecutive monthly issues of the magazine to compare models' measurements over nearly 50 years.

Playmates have become more boyish or androgynous, with smaller breasts and smaller hips in 2001 compared with 1953. They also weigh less than females in general.

From each model's height, weight, bust, waist and hip measurements the researchers calculated their weight in relation to their height, a waist:hip ratio and a waist:bust ratio they called the "androgyny index".

The bust size and hip size of models generally decreased while the waist size increased, according to the study in today's British Medical Journal.

[lelio]

From SirMixALot's "Baby Got Back"
I ain't talking bout playboy
cuz silicon parts are made for toys
I want 'em real thick and juicy
so find that juicy double
mix-alot's in trouble
begging for a piece of that bubble
so Im looking at rock videos
knocking these bimbos
walking like hoes
u can have those bimbos
I keep my women like flo-jo

[Aric2000]

My wife thank goodness is not a playboy bunny, she has all the curves in the right places.

Anorexic women are just, well, GROSS!!

I love my women WELL built thank you, the way nature intended them!!

[perfect stranger]

Remember that stick called Twiggy ?

[Little Bill]

You would think so with all of the Praying Mantis' out there, these women eat their mates.

[gitmo]

I always thought the hip-to-waist ratio was directly proportional to the angle of

[PJ-Comix]

Anorexic women are just, well, GROSS!!

Look at what happened to Jennifer Connelly.

[swarthyguy]

I have the funny feeling FR is more of a curvy place.

Women should have curves, not angles.

[US_MilitaryRules]

Who turns the lights out? Not me!!

[swarthyguy]

Twiggy

Brought to you by gay fashion designers whose ideal was a 16 year old boy...

[MonroeDNA]

Give me latin girls anyday, with those great curves....

[swarthyguy]

Curvy Ping re Twiggy.....

[Little Bill]

You have that right, I remember my youth, 60s', broad hips, large bust, small waist, the American look as it was known.

[shaggy eel]

,,, add that line to your resume.

[Karsus]

'They also weigh less than females in general.' With the weight problem in the US 160lbs is less then females in general.

:->

[John Lenin]

I always thought Heater Locklear had the perfect body.

[Petronski]

Why the 'praying mantis' look is thought to be sexy, I will never know. Hopefully the likes of Catherine Zeta-Jones can turn it around some.

[LiteKeeper]

no one asked me!

[PJ-Comix]

Or maybe Petra Verkaik (Playboy Playmate of the Year---1989) can turn it around:

[Happygal]

I love my women WELL built thank you, the way nature intended them!!

*L* As a woman I think men change with age, and they see their women like the cars they choose.
As a teenager they want something superhuman.
As a 20 something they want something fast and sporty.
As a 30 something they want something smart, chic, and appreciated by their peers.
As a 40 something they want something functional (like a SUV)..built well, and can go the distance.
As a 50 something they want comfort over speed.
As a 60 something they want something that will go faster than they can.
As a 70 something, they want something they can go with before the legal authorities say they shouldn't be near anything with a motor! *L*

I think I just summed up most men.
The sensitive types want (all of the above) with a sunroof for happy days! *L*

[stands2reason]

Look at what happened to Jennifer Connelly.

What happened to her?