Unfortunately american standards of beauty are almost entirely decided on what is considered sexy (mostly by men then secondly by the wives wanting to gain those mens attention). Somewhere along the line a naturally beautiful face, a nice complexion (replaed by spray tans - eew), or beautiful hair (replaced by unnaturally bleached frizzy extentions or plastic clip on pieces) have become the norm. Actresses, models, etc. are chosen by who brings in the most $ - look at where that money is coming from and chances are the people spending the money (on FHM, Maxim, porn, or even tipping at Hooters) prefer the latter. In my opinion American mens tastes are growing tackier by the year. Younger men never call a woman beautiful - only 'hot'. No im not angry because im 'ugly' - I get called 'hot' all the time. . . . . . . and I hate it.