role models

This morning I attended the DSLC speech on (en)lightened beautfy media (mis)representations of "ethnic beauty." In the beginning of the speech, the speaker began asking the audience about our own women role models. She asked us to think of women who are not actresses or artists whom we look up to as role models and we could only come up with three women. I thought this was really interesting because one would assume at an all womens college we would be able to come up with more than three. Although, the speaker said our outcome of three was not uncommon. She said the reasoning for this outcome was because the most of the women we look up to as role models are prized for their beauty, not for their accomplishments. What women do you look up to as role models? Is this theory consistent with your views?