WITH Love Island back for another sizzling season this summer, it's not just contestants we'll be admiring. In fact, Maya Jama might just steal the show with her famous bottom..
. which is the best in showbiz according to a mathematical formula developed by the ancient Greeks over 2,000 years ago. This is because it’s not just size which determines how perky a booty is - it's also how well a bottom fits the Golden Ratio.
Also known as Phi, the Golden Ratio is a formula designed to identify beautiful proportions in nature. This is how it works applied to bums: you divide the circumference of a woman’s waist by the circumference of her hips. The closer the results come to 0.
7, the more appealing a bum is...
scientifically speaking. This also creates an upside down equilateral 'Golden Triangle', which draws the eye from the top of the buttocks to the top of the upper thighs. The ancient theory has had backing from scientists writing in the journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2017).
They surveyed 583 plastic surgeons and 450 members of the public in 40 countries, showing them photographs of a 27-year-old volunteer model. The image was digitally altered to create a range of different body profiles . And overall, the researchers said 39 per cent found the 0.
7 waist to hip ratio "to be their ideal". Another reason that bottoms that fit the golden ratio look attractive, says scientists, is that a slimmer waist suggests a woman is young and fertile, while more generous h.