Two sociologists, Jaclyn Wong of the University of Chicago and Andrew Penner of the University of California at Irvine, looked at how physical attractiveness relates to income. Rather than just examine how beautiful people’s earnings compared to those of average-looking people, the researchers also factored in “grooming” − or how well put-together an individual appeared.

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