Meet the most beautiful man and woman ever

A computer programme that is usually used to draw up e-fits of wanted criminals has been used to create the faces of the most beautiful man and woman in the world.

The pictures opposite are the result of a two-month-long study led by Chris Solomon, a world expert in facial mapping, that asked people to put together a composite of the perfect face using the EFIT-V PhotoFit software used by British police forces.

The software takes into account factors including the thickness of lips, nose length and width, and hairline.