BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Women still have a
complex and contradictory relationship with their own image: smart or thin?
Rich or ugly?
A poll released Tuesday found 25 percent of
those questioned would rather win the "America's Next Top Model" TV show than
the Nobel Peace Prize.
And although 75 percent of women interviewed
said they'd be willing to shave their heads to save the life of a stranger, more
than a quarter of those taking part admitted they would make their best friend
fat for life, if it meant they could be thin.
As for that age-old dilemma of whether to marry for
wealth or looks, half of the 18- to 24-year-olds questioned said they would
marry an ugly man if he were a multimillionaire.
The poll was made for U.S. television network
Oxygen targeted at young women. And more than 2,000 women aged 18-34
were surveyed for the poll.
It also found that 88 percent of 18- to
34-year-old women would happily give up their cell phone, jewelry and makeup to
keep a friendship.
"This survey proves an interesting dissection of
today's woman and how she relates her personal image with what she values in her
life," said Dr. Jenn Berman, psychotherapist and judge of the upcoming new
Oxygen series "Pretty Wicked."
"As shown in several results, women today are a
complex combination of altruistic and materialistic, vain and insecure, loyal
and self-serving. This survey highlights the dichotomy in all of us," Berman
said.
(Agencies)