Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe is recognized as the owner of the most iconic legs in history, according to Metro, citing the results of a survey conducted by the brand Wilkinson Sword.
According to the publication, 47 percent of respondents voted for the legs of the actress. The second place in the ranking went to the singer Kylie Minogue, the third - the top model of the 1960s Twiggy.
The top 10 most impressive pairs of legs are ranked as follows:
2. Kylie Minogue, singer (22 percent)
3. Twiggy, model (17 percent)
4. Tina Turner, singer (16 percent)
5. Geri Halliwell, singer (15 percent)
6. Betty Grable, actress and singer (7.8 percent)
7. Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge (7.4 percent)
8. Angelina Jolie, actress (7.2 percent)
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The study involved more than a thousand women aged 16 to 55 years.
Similar celebrity attractiveness ratings are regularly compiled by various brands and publications. In April 2015, the American magazine FHM named actress Michelle Keegan the sexiest woman in the world. In the same month, People magazine recognized actress Sandra Bullock as the most beautiful woman in the world.
Long and skinny legs. It seems that some girls dream about them in their dreams. But is everything so simple? What kind of legs can we consider really ideal?
1. Leg length
The correct leg length depends entirely on your height. This is logical, because a girl of 155 centimeters cannot have legs of 110 centimeters (that would look terrible). Everything should be proportional.
The ideal length is half the height plus a few centimeters. Much depends on whether your bone is wide or thin:
- broad bone: legs 2-4 centimeters longer than half the height (51-53% of the height);
- normal bone: the length of the legs is equal to half the height and another 4-6 centimeters from above (52-54% of the height);
- thin bone: legs should be equal to half the height and another 6-9 centimeters (53-55% of the height).
Remember that leg length is measured from the top of the thighbone to the floor.
2. Rule of four gaps
The legs cannot be completely straight, and this is normal. They should have a certain beautiful curve. To understand how your legs correspond to ideal parameters, stand straight in front of the mirror and connect your legs together.
The legs of the correct form form four gaps: between the feet and ankles, under the knees, between the knees and thighs, between the groin and thighs. The last window (above the knee at the bottom of the thigh) should be the narrowest.
3. Hip width
Girls are most often worried about the volume of the hips. Of course, hip coverage is an important parameter for ideal legs. So, with a height of 161–165 centimeters, the correct hip circumference is 53–54 centimeters; with a height of 166–170, the thigh circumference is 55–57 centimeters; with a height of 171-175, the hip circumference should be 57-58 centimeters (be careful: the circumference of one hip, and not the coverage of two hips).
We want to note that 55 centimeters in girth is not so small, which means that thin and Beautiful legs- it's not always the same thing.
4. Beautiful calves
The calves are an equally important part of the legs. Here you need to determine the golden mean for yourself: too inflated caviar is bad, but flabby, jelly is even worse. Rounded and elastic calves do not violate the general outline of the leg and do not catch the eye.
5. Attractive knees
The knees can be both a decoration of the legs and their main problem. Good knees are small, rounded, neat, without protrusions on the sides. The knee should be equidistant from the top and bottom of the leg, midway between the top of the thigh and the foot.
Pay attention to the circumference of the leg under the knee: it should be equal to the circumference of the ankle or be slightly larger.
Unfortunately, knees give away a woman's age. It is not for nothing that Hollywood stars begin to do plastic surgery on their knees in order to return them to their correct shape.
6. Graceful ankles
A beautiful ankle should be thin (but not skinny), graceful and embossed. By the way, the shape of the Achilles tendon is also important (it is located where the heel passes into the lower leg): ideally, it has a small thickness and the right grooves on both sides.
7. A little more about the hips
We figured out the girth of the hips, but what about their shape? It is believed that the ideal thigh is like a spindle: it is slightly narrowed at the top and bottom, and slightly expanded in the middle part. If you mentally divide the thigh into three equal parts, then the widest part should be in the upper third.
In order for the hips to be elastic, toned and appetizing, it is necessary to constantly engage in sports and maintain their beautiful shape.
8. Smooth feet, pink heels, neat toes
The ideal leg has a concave, elongated and thin foot. The toes are not twisted by poor quality shoes and lie freely, one next to the other. Heel - rounded and slightly protruding from under the Achilles tendon.
Of course, fingers and heels should be well-groomed and tidy: we should not forget about pedicure, soothing baths and moisturizer.
9. Healthy feet
Beautiful legs are first and foremost healthy legs. Vascular stars, blue-violet mesh will spoil the appearance of even the most slender legs. Sedentary lifestyle, sitting position for seven to eight hours, high heels, no physical activity- all this can lead to varicose veins. The disease is serious, often treated only with laser therapy or surgery.
Therefore, keep an eye on the health of your legs from youth. Walk, play sports, take contrast showers, give your feet a rest from heels, drink more water and visit a phlebologist.
In early summer 2013, before beach season, Venus & Braun surveyed 1,000 women aged 18 to 40 to answer two questions: "Which part of your body are you most worried about?" and "Which body part would you like the most to compliment?" As it turned out, the most difficult thing is to maintain the beauty of the abdomen, secondarily - the beauty of the legs, then in descending order are such parts of the body as the buttocks, arms, thighs and others. However, interestingly, a compliment to the legs is the most pleasant for the majority of respondents.
The Kong sisters are twins from China, the length of their legs is truly amazing. Even without shoes, they seem very long, and in high-heeled shoes, they simply never end. Severe critics might chime in on the shape of the knee, but the photo below of one of the Kong sisters shows these really dainty legs at their best.
But do not forget that photography works wonders. An advantageous angle will make almost any beauty. In reality, only a few out of a huge number of women really have a good reason to say: "I don't have the most beautiful legs." The rest are just too self-critical or lazy. If a woman maintains an excellent physical shape, knows how to emphasize the dignity of her figure, monitors the condition of her skin, she can be proud of the beauty of her legs.
