Ethiopia, Eritrea, Rwanda, Somalia, Egypt, Ghana tend to top list of
nations with most beautiful women. It is all about history and
geography, really
RANKING Africa’s most beautiful countries is a hugely controversial
affair, as recent attempts to do so proved, not least
because nobody wants to admit they are on the lower rung of the beauty
chain, and, obviously, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.
But
sometimes it seems beholders are more or less in agreement over the regions
where you are likely to find Africa’s most beautiful women. Looking through a few
recent totally unscientific rankings (you can find them
here,
here, and
here), a few countries keep propping up in the
top slots.
In no particular order, they are:
- Ethiopia
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
- Somalia
- Egypt
- Ghana
If we go
with what the pollsters say, it would seem that the Horn of
Africa, North and West Africa beats the rest of the continent in having
the most beautiful women. So how did it happen? Was it just a stroke of
luck,
or are there other forces at play, that tend to shape a society into
becoming
“more beautiful”? And did beauty play a political, even security, role
in societies before these times, when the focus is mostly on
its superficial aspects?
We dug up some facts about life in these places over the past
few thousand years, and some common threads begun to emerge that explain “beauty”. So if your country
isn’t on the list, here’s a (half-serious, in typical M&G Africa fashion) guide
on how to make sure, in the next few centuries, you get bragging rights too:
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