Why Emma Stone Was Named the World’s Most Beautiful Woman

Updated 14:59 6 Nov 2026 GMTPublished 14:17 12 Nov 2025 GMT

She beat out some other big names to top spot

Emma Stone turns 38 today (6 November) but compliments from her husband might not be enough, since science has already decided that she's the most beautiful woman in the world.

Apart from being talented and famous, the Poor Things actress also has this prestigious honour to her name, although if your girlfriend or wife asks you if you know the answer to this question, be warned that the only right answer is them.

While her charms might not have worked on Nathan Felder, after he admitted that he 'felt nothing' during their love scenes in comedy series The Curse, the American actress has won the heart of the Dr Julian De Silva, who's own study found that Stone has the best face card in the business.

The envious title was decided using something known as the 'Greek golden ratio', which assesses a celebrity's face by drawing a line which divides it into the proportions 1:1.618.

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This then creates the ideal dimensions for a face, judging by the distance from the top of the nose to the bottom of the lips, having a more voluptuous bottom lip and also assessing the size of your forehead and shape of your eyebrows.

While Jodie Comer was previously thought to have claimed the title, the study conducted by Dr Julian De Silva, who runs the Centre for Advanced Facial Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery, has judged that the Oscar-winning actress is now the 'clear winner'.

Dr De Silva explained: "Emma Stone was the clear winner when all elements of the face were measured for physical perfection. She achieved top marks for her eyebrows (94.2 percent) and high marks in all the other categories.

"She has a near-perfect jawline with a score of 97 percent and beautifully proportioned lips at 95.6 per cent. She came top because of her consistent excellence across all the Golden Ratio elements."

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There's clearly something in the water in Hollywood, as fellow actors Zendaya and Freida Pinto completed the top three, with the likes of Margot Robbie and Jenna Ortega also earning spots in the top 10.

Full top 10 list below

Dr De Silva also clarified exactly how the scientific process works, in case you were thinking of testing it on yourself.

He said: "These brand new computer mapping techniques allow us to solve some of the mysteries of what it is that makes someone physically beautiful, and the technology is useful when planning patients' surgery."

While Jonathan Bailey recently made history by being crowned the world's sexiest man, it's another rugged movie star who claims the men's title according to the new study, with prospective 007 Aaron Taylor-Johnson claiming that crown.

Stone was crowned the winner (John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

On the men's side, it's Lucien Laviscount and Paul Mescal who complete the final three. Far from Normal People after all, eh Paul?

Dr De Silva concluded: "'Aaron was the clear winner when all elements of the face were measured for physical perfection.

"His 93.04 per cent score would easily make him the most handsome James Bond in the history if he does land the role as expected."

Remember, lads, if your wife or girlfriend asks you if you've seen who the most beautiful woman in the world is, it's a trick question. The answer is always her.

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And of course, the top spot went to Emma Stone!

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Topics: Emma Stone, Science, Celebrity, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Zendaya