Several studies show that attractive youngsters, from the earliest years of school onward, are presumed to be more personable and socially accomplished than their less attractive peers, and also to be more intelligent and likely to succeed academically (Clifford & Walster, 1973; Dion, Berscheid, & Walster, 1972). Attractive people are further presumed to be happier, more sociable and extraverted, less socially deviant, and more likely to be successful in their personal and professional pursuits (Hatfield & Sprecher, 1986; also Albright, Kenny, & Malloy, 1988; Chaiken, 1979).

