# are pretty people smarter ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pretty-people-smarter/95165>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 25, 2001, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pretty-people-smarter/95165 "2001-11-25T17:39:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pretty-people-smarter/95165/21 "2001-11-26T23:34:43Z")

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It’s just me.

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**Author:** ![Dave\_Stewart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Dave\_Stewart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Stewart)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pretty-people-smarter/95165/22 "2001-11-27T03:37:18Z")

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> \*Originally posted by msmith537 \*  
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> > \*Originally posted by dude \*  
> > Perhaps pretty people are not ‘smarter’ but have an advantage in that people ‘prefer’ them for good jobs etc. and therefore they have the money for the expensive supermarket.
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> Most professional services companies (law firms, consulting firms, financial services, etc) hire people who ‘look’ professional. You don’t have to be a beauty queen/king(judging by the girls at my firm) but you can’t be a mutant either. Most people look a lot more attractive when they are dressed up with a suit and a decent haircut.
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> > \*Originally posted by dude \*  
> > Oddly enough Miller kinda says a good brain is a sign of ‘health’ also says that boys & girls like flash ( brainy ) people so their is a sexual selection advantage.
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> Smart don’t make up for ugly. \*\*

Just further on this…

Attractive people get attention from their peers. Attention builds confidence. Confidence in oneself is important for success in business. Success in business means more money and affluence.

You don’t have to be smart to be successful. The people at professional firms I meet, by way of anecdote, who are successful are often attractive and dynamic, but not necessarily smart.

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