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Actually, the OkCupid founders used their own pictures and got nailed as significantly below average. <chuckle>

They really weren't. If anything, they were probably a bit above average.

Although, there is one thing that might have contributed back in the day. Female users of online dating might have been concentrated in tech areas. Being a rare female in a male dominated ratio area causes a highly skewed estimate of how attractive you really are.