Highlights

• Little is known about the association between facial attractiveness and longevity
• We analyze how attractiveness based on yearbook pictures is linked to longevity
• We find that the least attractive 1/6th had a significantly Higher Hazard of mortality
• The least attractive 1/6th of women lived almost 2 years less than others at 20.
• The least attractive 1/6th of men lived almost 1 years less than others at 20.