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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A dating Web site that claims to filter out "unattractive people" says its registration numbers suggest Swedish men are the world's best looking.
BeautifulPeople.com, which allows existing members to choose which applicants are good looking enough to join, said 65 percent of applications from Swedish men are accepted, compared with only 9 percent of Russian and Polish men, The Local reported Friday.
The Web site, which tells members they won't be "filtering through unattractive people" in searches, said 45 percent of Brazilian men who apply to the site are accepted while 40 percent of Danish men are welcomed.
About 2 million people have been rejected by the site since it went online in 2002.
"It might sound morally wrong to our critics but our growing success is the beautiful truth," said Greg Hodge, the site's managing director.
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