LONDON, November 10 /PRNewswire/ -- www.BeautifulPeople.com, the elite dating site for beautiful people only, went live across the globe on Monday, the 26th of October. Over the past two weeks, the site has rejected nearly 1.8 million unattractive people from 190 countries. From the total number of hopefuls, only 360,000 new members have been admitted. Sweden, Brazil and Norway are proving to be the most beautiful countries overall, with applicants from Germany and the UK among the least successful.

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BeautifulPeople.com now has a global membership which exceeds 540,000. Up to 4 million unique visitors visit the site daily. Wherever the site has launched, it has sparked controversy and debate. It has even spawned rival websites catering to rejects and various attempts have been made to block the service in the Middle East.

Robert Hintze, founder of BeautifulPeople.com, said: Despite considerable backlash against us, the numbers don't lie - we are catering to a very clear demand. BeautifulPeople.com may be morally ugly to our critics, but our growing success is a very beautiful truth.

So who are the fairest of them all?

Greg Hodge, managing director of BeautifulPeople.com said: Sweden and Brazil are proving to be the most aesthetically blessed nations in the world. German men and women aren't faring well, but they are submitting stern images, they need to soften up. The same is true of Russian men, although the fact remains that many are just extremely unattractive.

I would say Britain is stumbling because they don't spend as much time polishing up their appearance and they are letting themselves down on physical 'fitness.' Next to Brazilian and Scandinavian beauties, British people just aren't as toned or glamorous.

Top 21 male success rates from 100% Top 21 female success rates from of new applications within each 100% of new applications within territory each territory ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 65% Sweden (65% of Swedish men who 76% Norway (76% of Norwegian women have applied to the site have been who have applied to the site have accepted) been accepted) ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 45% Brazil 68% Sweden ---------- ---------- 40% Denmark 66% Iceland ----------- ----------- 39% Italy 45% Brazil --------- ---------- 37% Portugal 44% Russia ------------ ---------- 28% Argentina 37% USA ------------- ------- 28% Norway 35% France ---------- ---------- 25% Spain 26% Italy --------- --------- 24% USA 24% Canada ------- ---------- 23% Canada 23% Turkey ---------- ---------- 20% Australia 22% Spain ------------- --------- 20% France 21% Australia ---------- ------------- 20% Turkey 19% Argentina ---------- ------------- 18% Korea 19% Mexico --------- ---------- 17% China 16% Portugal --------- ------------ 15% Japan 16% India --------- --------- 15% India 15% Lithuania --------- ------------- 15% Germany 15% Korea ----------- --------- 12% UK 15% China ------ --------- 9% Russia 15% UK --------- ------ 9% Poland 13% Germany --------- ----------- *NB the Middle East has been unable to join in large numbers as the site is blocked in many Middle Eastern areas. However, thousands have managed to bypass these barriers regardless. Within the Middle East, Iranian women are so far the most popular.

How BeautifulPeople.com works

The way that BeautifulPeople.com works is simple. A potential member applies with a photo and a brief profile. Over 48 hours, existing members of the opposite sex vote whether or not to admit them in to their exclusive fold. Options are 'Yes definitely', 'Hmm yes, O.K', 'Hmm no, not really' and 'NO Definitely NOT'. The system is completely democratic and the majority vote is final.

The kudos of being accepted is currently prompting 400 hopeful members to submit applications every minute during peak traffic times.

An elite global lifestyle

Members of BeautifulPeople.com enjoy: -- Glamorous parties and a jet set global network -- Approaches by leading film and TV companies -- Potential contracts from top modelling agencies -- Extended professional networks, through partnerships between BeautifulPeople.com and leading businesses BeautifulPeople.com is known to quickly and successfully bring people together: -- More than 10,000 serious relationships have been founded through BeautifulPeople.com -- More than 400 beautiful babies have been born to members -- More than 80,000 members have had a romantic interlude through BeautifulPeople.com

BeautifulPeople.com is located at www.BeautifulPeople.com

SOURCE: BeautifulPeople.com

CONTACT: Miki Haines-Sanger, or Remy Le Fevre, both of Golden Goose PR, GB+44-207-376-0070, GB +44-7900-690-574, beautifulpeople@goldengoosepr.com,for BeautifulPeople.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Robert Hintze, founder and GregHodge, managing director of BeautifulPeople.com are available forinterviews. To see how a specific country ranks, or a list of remainingterritories, please contact beautifulpeople@goldengoosepr.com. For pressinformation contact Miki Haines-Sanger or Remy Le Fevre at Golden Goose PR:GB +44-207-376-0070 / GB +44-7900-690-574. Alternatively, please emailbeautifulpeople@goldengoosepr.com.