Yeah, I also am not big on long straight hair for some reason, too. Never quite got how people think she's drop-dead gorgeous.
If she were a slightly dumpy-looking and a bit overweight brunette of average height (not ugly, necessarily, just not striking or memorable) she wouldn't have a career; she wouldn't get near being on TV without buying a commercial, and the only thing she'd be publishing is a website hosted by Geocities and self-printed pamphlets.