There are surely planets out there where that which here on Earth is considered physically beautiful is considered ugly over there, and what is considered as ugly here considered as beautiful there.
As always, it is all about the energetic signature of a being. Beauty doesn't come from the outside in but from the inside out, which of course means that a beautiful appearance doesn't entail a inner beauty, yet inner beauty always shines to the outside. In its most real sense, discovering our own inner beauty naturally changes our perception of how we see ourselves so that we authentically like the way we look. To some extend, physical changes are are also possible, but most telling is probably the eye expression..
Cool story! What a beautiful woman that she believed Mendelson's words right off. ;)