I am not going there.
I knew Helen Thomas when I was young. I thought she was old back then when she covered the WH for UPI, but she was probably in her early to mid-40's at the time. And no, she was not attractive, nor did she show any signs of having been attractive when she was young. What I remember more than how she looked was how she smelled. Apparently, her grooming habits were very French - little bathing and lots of very strong perfume. She was the subject of many conversations after she left the room, as her odor remained for quite sometime.