well theres obvious surface good looks and more interesting unusual good looks isnt there. and then, that whole 'looks' thing is just one reason why a person may or may not be considered attractive... and the eye of the beholder etc.
as an 18yo, i had long blond hair and used to get whistled at and pestered on the street incessantly. and i know it wasnt coz im beautiful, coz half the time, they could only possbily have clocked the hair an the fact that i was young and female. but thats enough for some isnt it? i got my haircut in a bob and dyed brown about the same time i got glasses for first time that year... was amazing the difference! i was invisible!! (on the streets)
anyhoo... i think im more your interesting than model atractive, and a lot of the time i look like a pile of old boots, but well, i used to be a croupier and in that business its just a fact that you get ahead if your face fits. and id have to be seriously stubborn not to admit i must be at least ok looking given the amount of attention ive gotten - and i know that sounds vain but if it does then it does. looks do play a part in how people react to you... but anyone with half a brain can see past it.
its also well known that you beleive one negative comment over twenty positive ones.
the woman in op does sound like she could be a vain upherown arse twat, but OTOH, she could just be stating an insight not many of us notice coz were too busy managing our low self esteem to admit we are prob a fair number of peoples wet dream come true!! and i mean all of us there.