Damned if I know! I think what’s considered ‘good looking’ varies from generation to generation, from one ethnic or racial group to the next. Also from subculture to subculture, i.e., ‘goth’ or ‘hipster’ or ‘yuppie.’ And that goes for both genders.
I look at some of today’s Hollywood stars and wonder if they could have even been cast as extras during Hollywood’s “Golden Age.” (Sarah Jessica Parker ... really?) Alas, beauty is and always has been in the eye of the beholder.
Charlene, Kate Middleton, and the gorgeous Grace Kello were Anglo-Saxon in origin. Charlene was raised Presbyterian, but recently converted to Roman Catholicism to marry Albert.
Albert is half Irish-American. The Kelly’s of Philadelphia are a prominent Irish family. Bother Jack Kelly was an all American. The Kelly side is very pronounced in Albert & his sisters.
Charlene bears a resemblance to Grace, which she cultivates, but is not the breathtaking beauty that she was. She was an American treasure. A very beautiful woman, and an excellent actress.