BeautifulPeople.com made more than 5,000 users re-apply after they posted pictures of themselves looking over weight after celebrating the festive season.
Existing members were asked to decide if they were still pretty enough to be part of the website.
Only a few hundred were allowed back in.
The site, which bans so-called "ugly people" and calls itself an "exclusively beautiful community", said it was responding to complaints from its customers.
Founder Robert Hintze said: "As a business, we mourn the loss of any member, but the fact remains that our members demand the high standard of beauty be upheld.
"Letting over weight people roam the site is a direct threat to our business model and the very concept for which BeautifulPeople.com was founded."
Managing director Greg Hodge said: "People can be big and beautiful but it doesn't suit everyone. If you join as a size six, or with ripped abs and a slim physique, you have to maintain this look or expect to be re-rated.
"Remember this is the opinion of our members, who have the final and completely democratic vote on who is let in or cast out of their community."
Most of the people who were kicked off the site were from the US, the UK and Canada.
Managers sent them emails encouraging them to reapply when they can lose weight.
This is really a site? I can not imagine people being that vain that they subscribe to this site and then kick people off for gaining weight. I hate to break it to all of them but looks fade.
ReplyDeleteInteresting concept. On the surface I can see how such a site could be viewed as offensive to many. However, if we're all honest with ourselves, fit and attractive people are generally attracted to fit and attractive people. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this so I fully support this type website.
ReplyDeleteNice concept. Atleast for this, people were ready to lose their weight and maintain good health.It's a good thought.But people should maintain their health fit and health for all the time.
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