Highlights
- Little is known about the association between facial attractiveness and longevity
- We analyze how attractiveness based on yearbook pictures is linked to longevity
- We find that the least attractive 1/6th had a significantly Higher Hazard of mortality
- The least attractive 1/6th of women lived almost 2 years less than others at 20.
- The least attractive 1/6th of men lived almost 1 years less than others at 20.
It’s probably because damsels in distress get rescued by the male protagonist while hags are on their own and have to rely on hissing and casting spells.