The new shape of women?
According to reports the hourglass figure will soon be a thing of the past.
The womanly figure made famous by movie stars Sophia Loren and Marilyn Monroe, are less likely to be seen due to the emergence of career women.
These shocking results come from an American professor, who studied the female population to see the changes in the female form.
The move away from Hollywood sex symbols of the past, to the more straight up and down stars of today like, Keira Knightly and Victoria Beckham appears to be a due to a rise in androgens - a hormone that includes testosterone.
Reportedly these hormones have helped women become more physically stronger and better at dealing with stress.
Meaning that the classic shape of a tiny waist with wide hips and a large bust is rarely seen nowadays.
With a national average of a dress size 14, it appears that British women are still happy to keep all their curves in the right places.
But with the constant pressure from the media and stars like Posh to be thin, only tell will tell how long it will last.
FemaleFirst - Stacey Malvern