A dating website which claims to cater for only the world 's best looking single people has dumped more than 3,000 members for letting themselves go . The cull was conducted by BeautifulPeople.com of members whose looks they say no longer come up to the 'rigorous standards expected ' of the 'exclusive community ' and who now need to look for love elsewhere . One member , Tawnie Lynn , from LA who previously underwent a make-over herself so that she could win a place on the site says she is glad they are being so tough . Scroll down for video . Beautifulpeople.com has ditched 3,000 members who they felt did not match up to their standards . Tawnie Lynn ( pictured ) says if they did not make the cuts people would leave . Tawnie , who poses seductively in a bikini for her profile pictures said : 'If the management failed to maintain the quality of the site by polluting the gene pool , most members would leave . 'It would make Beautiful People just like every other dating site - full of the kind of people you would n't want to share an elevator with , let alone date . ' The most often cited reason for members being removed from the site were piling on the pounds and 'graceless ' ageing . More than 500 Brits , the second largest nationality , were among those axed . The people behind the website say they cull has sent a 'very clear message ' to its good-looking members : 'you do n't just need to be beautiful to join ; you need to stay that way , or you are out . ' The global website periodically reviews the suitability of all its members , to make sure that quality is maintained . Beautiful People is run by married couple Greg and Genevieve Hodge and was started in 2003 . Since then there have been over 7.5million people rejected from the site . Tawnie was previously kicked off the site herself but had a make-over so she could stay , now she says that the site needs to keep their standards up . Tawnie , was originally rejected by the members of beautifulpeople.com but underwent a make-over so that she could use it . Managing director Mr Hodge said : 'If members fail to maintain their beautiful appearance , we take the most recent photos of them and put them back in the rating system . 'They are forced to go through the same 48-hour rating process as when they initially applied , where once again they are judged by their peers . 1 . USA : 1,457 . 2 . UK : 568 . 3 . Canada : 391 . 4 . Russia : 320 . 5 . Germany : 183 . 6 . France : 134 . 7 . Japan : 121 . 8 . Brazil : 96 . 9 . Denmark : 62 . 10 . Australia : 59 . 'If their looks are n't up to our members ' exacting standards and they do not secure a majority of positive votes , then their profiles are immediately removed . ' Mrs Hodge said : 'This may sound harsh , and it is the most difficult part of managing the business . 'We take no pleasure in removing members , but it is a necessary evil in order to maintain the beautiful community and our prized business model . ' Mr Hodge added : 'We regret the loss of any member , but the fact remains that our members demand the high standard of beauty be upheld . 'Letting unattractive people populate the site would compromise the very concept for which BeautifulPeople.com was founded . ' He said that , as ruthless as it may sound , the website has been 'kind ' in breaking the news to former members . Mr Hodge added : 'Each has received an email encouraging them to re-apply when they are back looking their best . 'They are also offering free mentoring with one of the site 's beauty mentors , who have volunteered to give their time to help improve the looks , style and confidence of anyone who wants join or rejoin the site . ' Alexander Siegwardt from Germany , pictured before , left , and after , right , was another user who had previously been removed from the site before buffing up . Aleksandra Pieczek is a user of the site she happily poses showing off her slim body and long hair . Kelly O'Donnell from Canada is one of the users that the beautifulpeople.com community voted 'Yes ' for . He said all unsuccessful applicants and expelled members are able to re-apply at any time for the website which is free to join . Entry to BeautifulPeople.com is only possible after passing a democratic rating process , where members of the opposite sex vote 'Yes definitely ' , 'Hmm yes , O.K ' , 'Hmm no , not really ' and 'NO Definitely NOT ' based on photographs and a brief profile submitted by new applicants . Despite the cull , more than 800,000 members remain on the site , representing 190 countries and almost every ethnic and cultural background . New applications rose over Christmas and New Year , with a global average of just one in 10 applicants being accepted . The majority of successful new members were from the United States and France . Tawnie is not the only person to take the site seriously , as we have previously reported many rejectees have slimmed down , or buffed up to win a place on the site .
500 people have had their profiles removed from beautifulpeople.com . The users were told they did not match up to the sites 'rigorous standards ' Of those asked to leave the site 3,000 of them were British . Users were removed for putting on weight or not aging gracefully . Those ditched have been offered free coaching to improve themselves .