We need to see the raw data on this study!

[redman]

From Yahoo! News' Science section (of all places):

Playboy Models Lose Curves as Boyish Figures Reign

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LONDON (Reuters) - "Playboy" models have become more boyish over the years as smaller breasts and hips replace their stereotypical hourglass figures, according to a new study.

The classic Playmate look typified by 1950s Playboy pin-up Marilyn Monroe has given way to a trend for slimmer models, according to the study published in the British Medical Journal on Friday.

"Centerfold models' shapely body characteristics have given way to more androgynous ones," it said.

"These...trends are at odds with claims that centerfolds' bodies are still more hourglass than stick insects."

Researchers from Austria and Canada selflessly analyzed the bodies of centerfold models in 577 consecutive issues of Playboy, from the magazine's launch in 1953 to December 2001.

They found that models' weight had remained steady, but their bust and hip measurements had decreased and their waists had thickened.

The study offered no explanation for why Playmates are getting slimmer, but the trend appears to mirror the success of thinner models such as Kate Moss in the fashion world.

[Brave]

I for one, would not be crazy about this trend, preferring more curves and less bones.

But I'd look at the raw data just the same. All in the name of science, of course.

[PCS]

Er....I've seen this trend.... only in passing of course...cough cough... and uh.well........ one would have to be a little.............. light in the shoes in order to accuse the models of having become more boyish...or just plain crosseyed.......... Not to picky in the bust department...but they do have to have hips..... hips are good.... Now...... about that raw data..... ahem.