Of course.
I am indebted to a Phd friend for recounting the following.
Helen of Troy was the most beautiful woman in the world and was responsible for the launching of 1,000 ships to save her honor and bring her home.
The result was what has come to be known as the milihelen system. A woman's beauty can be expressed in millihelens. Just how many ships would be launches to save her?
Helen was of course 1,000. Her name sake the reporter Helen Thomas would rate about a mere 5 or perhaps 7. Bo Derrick would also rate 1,000 since a modern 10 is but a refinement of the ancient system.
Poor Ann Coulter, formerly rated at about 875 mhlns, her rating has dropped as a result of poor political writing. In the future, Deanna Troy LCDR SFC will also rate about 980 mhlns that rates 10 on the current les complex scale.
Actually, Helen of Troy is rated at 1 Helen, an unachievable level (sort of like absolute 0 on the Kelvin scale). Other women are measured at fractions of a Helen. The highest possible rating is 999 miliHelens (mH) or .999 Helens.
Helen Thomas would likey be rated at negative milihelens - ships would be launched to get rid of her or keep her away.
Bo Derek is good, but does not rate a full Helen under any circumstances.