This is a retrospective study to compare the difference in selected linear measurements of facial skeleton for three adult ethnic groups namely Malay, Chinese and Indian in Malaysia. Twenty-three (23) linear anthropometric measurements were obtained for midface and mandible. Measurements were made at vertical and horizontal plane. The measurements in Chinese were generally largest as compared with Malay and Indian. This was shows that Chinese have biggest facial skeleton. When comparing gender, male mean values consistently larger than female.