The pictures are the result of a two-month-long study led by Dr Chris Solomon of the University of Kent that asked people to put together a composite of the perfect face using the EFIT-V PhotoFit software used by UK police to draw portraits of wanted criminals.
The software takes into account factors including the thickness of lips, nose length and width, and hairline, The Telegraph reported.
From the results of that survey Chris Solomon of the University of Kent created 100 facial profiles which were then rated for attractiveness by members of the public.
"It's important to note that these are the idealised faces according to those living in the UK, so a study in Asia or Africa for example would no doubt have different results," he said.
The study also looks at the ways men's vision of male beauty and women's of female beauty differ from the perspective of the opposite sex.
The study also looked at what celebrities conformed the most to the ideal, suggesting that Natalie Portman and David Gandy were the most beautiful celebrities in the world.
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