LONDON, FEB 11 According to a poll on 3,000 British women, Size 14 women are the happiest with their life and looks. British Size 14 usually means a 38-inch bust, a 30-inch waist and 40-inch hips.
A quarter of those wearing Size 14 clothes said they were “extremely thrilled” with life.
Over half said their careers were just what and where they wanted them to be, while almost a third said their love life was “extremely satisfactory”. Second came Size 12 women (36-28-38), followed by sizes 8 (32-24-34), 16 (40-32-42) and 10 (34-26-36).
“It’s great to discover that being ‘Size Zero’ (equivalent to a UK Size 4, or 29-22-24) doesn’t necessarily bring you happiness; the curvier Size 14 woman is much more comfortable with her shape and has a happier outlook on life,” a spokesperson for Special K, the company that sponsored the poll, said.
However, this does not mean that being fat makes one happy. In fact, Size 24 (49-42-51) women said they were “most dissatisfied”, not only with the way they looked, but also that they were extremely unhappy with life (18 per cent). Less than four per cent of Size 24 women were happy with their careers, while 10 per cent rated their love lives as “extremely unhappy”.
Size 20 (44.5-37-46.5) women placed second in the list of unhappiest clothes sizes, while Size 22 (47-40-49) women came in third. Size 6 (31-23-32) and Size 18 (42.5-35-44.5) women came fourth and fifth in the poll for most unhappy women.
