Grammer and colleagues have identified eight "pillars" of beauty: youthfulness, symmetry, averageness, sex-hormone markers, body odor, motion, skin complexion and hair texture. Traditionally in Samoa, body fat was acceptable or attractive.Brewis, Alexandra A. (2011). Obesity: Cultural and Biocultural Perspectives. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London: Rutgers University Press. p. 132. Google Books link.
