Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Just as attractive

More than half of senior French men polled say a woman's beauty peaks in her 40s
HONG KONG - MTV booty-shaking minx or Catherine Deneuve - In a recent Synovate survey of seniors aged 55 or older, there is no contest - nearly 40 per cent of men in 12 key markets said older women were just as attractive as their younger counterparts. And in a day and age when Hollywood roles for older actresses are in rapid decline and Botox use starts in the teenage years, this is refreshing news.

The study was conducted among 3,481 seniors in France, Germany, the US, Japan, Greece, Hungary, South Africa, Slovakia, Italy, Romania, Hong Kong and Korea. Questions asked of respondents ranged from their perceptions of beauty vis-a-vis age, the age they think a woman's beauty peaks and the least beautiful thing about men and women as they age.

Apart from the 50 per cent of Greek men and 33 per cent of Italian men who point out weight gain as the least attractive aspect of women getting older, a flattering majority of men in most markets surveyed find mature women every bit as attractive - wrinkles, grey hair and all. Still feeling ancient? Book a ticket to Germany, where six out of 10 older men think older women are simply gorgeous....

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Source and copyright: Synovate

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