Ah, the benefits having good looks in this world! To add insult to injuries of us not so good-looking, studies after studies say looks help in your career.
To prove it, take Maria Sharapova. Sports Illustrated says that the Russian-American beauty is the highest earning sportswoman in the world. She makes around £13.4 million a year. Remember that she has not won a slam since Wimbledon in 2004.
Sharapova belongs to that beautiful no-stoppable, rich linage of Russian tennis beauties, which also gave the world Anna Kournikova, who sadly never won any singles title. However, Sharapova is hugely talented and wins other single titles too.
It is all about the image. Roger Federer, the quiet Swiss, in the Sampras mould, has won 8 slam titles but makes just £11.7 million a year. Of course, Federer wins over Sharapova when you take only the prize money component. Sharapova just gets more endorsement deals than the Swiss.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/sport/2006/08/16/stshar16.xml
