stars such as Sophia Loren. Of the 6,000 women's body shapes analyzed in the study, 46 percent were described as rectangular, with the waist less than nine inches smaller than the hips or bust. Just over 20 percent of women were bottom-heavy "spoons", or pear shapes, with hips two inches larger than busts or more, while almost 14 percent were "inverted triangles" - women whose busts were three or more inches bigger than their hips. References Body shape Female beauty Feminism and health