More Australian men will choose size 14 over size eight when it comes to the body shape of their ideal woman, igniting debate on what it means to be thin.
Men's magazine FHM conducted an online survey asking whether its readers found a size eight, size 12 or size 14 model most attractive.
The survey drew 60,000 responses. Four-fifths said they were more attracted to the size 12 and 14 models than the size eight model pictured.
Most votes went to the size 12 woman, with 41 per cent of respondents saying she had the body shape of their "ideal girlfriend".
The size 14 body was preferred by 39 per cent, while the size eight came a distant third with 20 per cent.
FHM editor Ben Smithurst said the findings were good news for women.
"A piddling 20 per cent of readers selected our size eight model pictured as their ideal girl physique, while the size 12 and 14 models easily outscored their skinnier rival," he said.
"Which proves one thing, ladies: crack a beer, hoe into a hamburger and we'll love you just as much."
But Julie Thomson, general manager of eating disorders and body image campaigners The Butterfly Foundation, said such surveys were far more damaging to women than they were helpful. Read on >>
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