During a recession men prefer curvier women. In good times, thin is in.


Terry F. Pettijohn and Brian J. Jungeberg pored over back issues of Playboy from 1960 to 2000, carefully studying each image.

They correlated age, body features and facial characteristics with the state of the economy at the time of publication.

When social and economic conditions were difficult, older, heavier, taller Playboy Playmates of the Year with larger waists, smaller eyes, larger waist-to-hip ratios, smaller bust-to-waist ratios, and smaller body mass index values were selected.

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