THE LEGS FACTOR
Who has the best legs in the world? According to the golden ratio
MANY celebs are blessed with good looks, but according to research, some celebrities have 'limb perfection'.
Actress Michelle Keegan has previously shown off her perfect pins in several glam looks.
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According to science, Michelle's body really is perfection on legs.
That's because a study by psychologists at Liverpool University and University College London found that the ideal leg length is 1.4 times the upper body – exactly like Michelle’s.
However, this doesn't mean that you have to be a towering height to be considered attractive if the golden ratio is anything to go by.
For instance, who would have thought that proportionally, pintsized popstar Kylie Minogue has the longest legs of them all?
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Michelle Keegan
Height: 5ft 4in
Legs factor: 1:1.42
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The former Corrie actress is a dedicated fitness fan and works hard to get those incredible abs and toned limbs - so it's no surprise that many people around the world find her attractive.
At 5ft 4in, she’s no skyscraper, but Michelle – who played Army medic Georgie Lane to critical acclaim in the BBC One drama Our Girl – has the ideal body-to-leg proportions.
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Kylie Minogue
Height: 5ft
Legs factor: 1:1.57
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She may be small, but when it comes to the legs factor, Kylie Minogue is mighty.
The singer has amazingly long legs compared to her petite body – longer than the “perfect” ratio, in fact.
Kylie proves that height isn't everything when it comes to beauty.
We first got a good look at them in gold hotpants in 2000, in the Spinning Around video – a head-turner if ever there was one.
It's obvious that the pop star keeps up with her fitness routine as she still looks as in shape as at the start of her career.
Victoria Beckham
Height: 5ft 4in
Legs factor: 1:1.42
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As a designer, Victoria Beckham knows how to elongate her lower body, using heels, flares and high waists.
But she’s also lucky her legs are long compared to her body, inching just over the “perfect” ratio.
She's another star who isn't very tall, but again, she has legs of dreams.
Rita Ora
Height: 5ft 5in
Legs factor: 1:1.14
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She's no stranger to a short dress or teeny bikini, and when you’ve got fab pins like Rita Ora’s, why not flaunt them?
The singer tones her legs with tough workouts and previously unveiled the results of a £450 cellulite-busting procedure.
She keeps up with her fitness which is obvious through the results.
Nicole Kidman
Height: 5ft 10 1/2in
Legs factor: 1:1.4
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She may tower over other Hollywood film stars – such as ex-hubby Tom Cruise – but Nicole Kidman isn’t the longest legged here.
Even so, her proportions are perfect when it comes to the golden ratio.
Nicole can often be seen gracing the red carpet as she shows off her legs.
Alesha Dixon
Height: 5ft 6 1/2in
Legs factor: 1:1.5
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The Britain’s Got Talent judge isn’t shy when it comes to showing off her own attributes – including her long, graceful pins.
Alesa Dixona who once released a single called Tallest Girl – is more than happy to wear mini skirts or gowns with daring thigh-high splits to make the most of her almost endless limbs.
And not surprisingly, hers were once named Britain’s Sexiest Legs.
Amanda Holden
Height: 5ft 4in
Legs factor: 1:1.4
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We'd give the Britain’s Got Talent judge a golden buzzer for her tanned, toned pins.
They have only looked less than fab when she broke one one winter – and even then she rocked a plaster cast.
Amanda Holden isn't shy when it comes to showing off her impressive physique as she often shares snaps of herself on her Instagram.
Kelly Brook
Height: 5ft 10in
Legs factor: 1:1.3
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We're pretty sure fans of the former Page 3 girl tend to focus their attention somewhere other than her leg-to-body ratio.
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But it turns out that Kelly Brook has got much more up top than the average woman, in relation to her leg length.
While others on our list are close to the golden ratio with their leg length, Kelly nails it with exactly 1:1.3.
Fine figure, fellas
RESEARCHERS have also found that the most appealing leg-to-torso ratio is different for fellas.
Men are thought to be more attractive when their legs are equal in length to their torso.
That’s good news for Tom Cruise. At 5ft 7in he was overshadowed by then wife Nicole Kidman, who is nearly four inches taller.
According to science, he actually has the ideal leg-to-body ratio. David Beckham, 5ft 11in, also has perfect proportions.
But at 5ft 9in Simon Cowell actually has proportionally longer legs. His ratio works out at 1:1.2. Lanky Peter Crouch might be nearly a foot taller than the Britain’s Got Talent supremo at 6ft 6in, but his legs are also 1:1.2.
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