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{{quote|''"Cleopatra's nose, had it been shorter, [[For Want of a Nail|the whole face of the world would have been changed.]]"''|'''Blaise Pascal'''}}
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Although women are hit with the whole "smaller is better" thing more, this trope isn't exclusive to one gender.
Also known as Greek Nose and Roman Nose. Compare to [[Unkempt Beauty]], [[Meganekko]], and [[Adorkable]], other tropes that defy society's rigid standards of beauty. Related to [[Matzo Fever]] and [[Latin Lover]]. Contrast [[Asian Gal
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== [[
* In the ''[[Asterix]]'' book "Asterix and Cleopatra," Cleopatra is drawn with a HUGE schnoz, under the phrase that "she would be less famous if her nose was any shorter." Likewise throughout the book, characters (including Caesar) comment on how she has "such a pretty nose." (Meanwhile in the later book "Asterix and Son," Cleopatra is drawn with a typical ''tiny'' nose... did plastic surgeons exist in ancient Egypt?)
*** [[Older Than You Think|Yes.]]
** Likewise throughout the ''[[Asterix]]'' books in general, Goscinny and Underzo note that a large nose is drawn as a size of character-warmth, with all the good (male)
** Note that attractive women (Falbala, Geriatrix's wife) have normal noses, but all the comical women have cartoonish noses. Same goes for the men, comical characters and the Gauls have huge proboscis monkey-esque noses.
== [[Film]] ==
* In one of the ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' movies with [[Basil Rathbone]], Holmes decoys an assassin by using a bust of Julius Caesar to produce a similar silhouette in his window. He quips: "Throughout history, Watson, prominent men have had prominent noses."
* ''[[The Truth About Cats and Dogs]]'' isn't about a big nose, it's about short, stumpy, dark-haired but smart [[
* In ''[[
== [[Literature]] ==
* In the fairy tale ''[http://allfairytales.wordpress.com/2006/12/31/the-fairy-book-by-dinah-maria-mulock/ The Prince with the Nose]'', a prince is cursed as a baby with a really big nose, and as he grows up, everybody tells him, "Oh, what a handsome nose you have, so classic, just like Romans" etc.
* A play on this trope: In the fourth book of the ''[[Uglies]]'' series, Aya believes her nose is ugly because it's large (and she hasn't received the pretty surgery yet). Frizz tells her that although it may not fit ideals of glamour, it's unique and still looks pretty in its own way. {{spoiler|In the end, Tally convinces Aya to keep it.}}
* Holly Short, of the [[
* Some
== [[Live
* In the ''[[X Files]]'' episode "The Ghosts Who Stole Christmas", the old lady ghost refers to Mulder as "The gangling fellow, with the... er... distinguished profile."
* In one ''[[
** Rory wouldn't have the same [[Adorkable]] cuteness without his big nose. The Doctor assigns him the code name "Nose" because of it, but it certainly doesn't seem to have put Amy off, and the TARDIS calls him "the pretty one" (relative to Amy, who's a [
* On an early episode of ''[[Glee]]'', Rachel was told by a [[Jerkass]] choreographer to get a nose job. This has some [[Reality Subtext]] because [[Lea Michele]] had also been told multiple times that if she wanted to be famous, she would have to get a nose job.
** In a later episode, when Finn breaks her nose, Rachel is offered a nose job. She appears to be all for it - and not for the reason she says (it could improve her singing) but for the fact that she wants to look like Quinn. The club talks her out of it and convinces her that her nose is beautiful.
* [[Lovable Sex Maniac|Ravenna]] from the Argentine series ''[[Los Simuladores]]''.
* A discussion of "pretty" from ''[[News Radio]]:''
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'''Lisa:''' Uh huh. What is beautiful?
'''Beth:''' Beautiful means pretty and tall.
'''Lisa:''' Gorgeous?
'''Beth:''' Pretty with great hair.
'''Lisa:''' '''Striking? '''
'''Beth:''' '''Pretty with a big nose. '''
'''Lisa:''' Voluptuous?
'''Beth:''' Pretty and fat.
'''Lisa:''' Sexy?
'''Beth:''' Pretty and easy.
'''Lisa:''' Exotic?
'''Beth:''' Ugly
== Video Games ==
* Both [http://images.wikia.com/zelda/images/5/54/The_Legend_of_Zelda_-_Twilight_Princess_Official_Soundtrack.png Link] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20131204125248/http://zeldapower.com/images/tp/art/art_concept_zelda_full.jpg Zelda] have a relatively large nose for [[Animesque]] Characters and they are both considered some of the best looking video game characters out there. [http://www.zeldawiki.org/images/4/4c/Zelda_and_Peach.jpg Here] is a picture of Zelda standing next to Peach for a comparison.
** When ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
* Fenris (along with most of the other redesigned elves) and Anders of [[Dragon Age II]] both have prominent, large noses. They're both presented as desirable, in and out of universe.
== [[Web Original]] ==
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* There's a myth going around that a man's nose is proportional to another part, thus making him more desirable.
* Presumably, the [[Christopher Eccleston]] [[Estrogen Brigade]] feel this way...
** Actually, [[Doctor Who
*** A few of his incarnations actually had noses that aren't all that big, but definitely not the majority.
* An old joke:
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* Sarah Natochenny, Russian-American model/stage actress/voice actor in Pokemon is a good example of a pretty young woman with a big nose. She seems to be careful to pose in ways that make it look more beautiful than comical.
* [[
* [[Serge Gainsbourg]]
* In the 1960's, this was one of the reasons Ringo Starr had so many fangirls. Of course, that didn't stop his nose from becoming a running gag...
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* Adrien Brody provides the page image.
* And his blond counterpart figure skater Evgeni Plushenko.
* Thomas Gould's famous [
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[[Category:The Beautiful Tropes]]
[[Category:Nose Tropes]]
[[Category:Personal Appearance Tropes]]
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