Oh, come on. She's gotten the short end of that deal.
I had a crush on Pauley when I was in HS, and the Today show had those sets without the big desk. Pauley had long hair tastefully tied over her shoulder, and wore skirts that just covered her knees. She was as close to glamour in the AM as there was back then. She caught a lot of heat and hate for not being Barbara Walters.
And for only being around 25 or so at the time she started coanchoring Today.