Am I alone then in finding the made-up, well lit, photoshopped goddess image repellantly synthetic?
I've only seen Ms. Helfer on BSG but found her more attractive with less makeup as the Gina character rescued from Pegasus rather than Number Six.
Hmm, so you preferred her naked, chained, gang-raped, beaten half dead, rather than the self-assured, confident and glamorous Six?
Joking aside that's a fallacy - every image you've ever seen of her has had her made up, well lit, and (if in print) digitally touched up to make her look like the way the shoot is designed. The glossy, glamorous, exotic look is just as artificial as the clean, minimal "natural" look. There a mass of make-up, waxing, plucking, hair-dressing, gym-time with personal trainer, and the right underwear to get exactly that look. There's no doubt she's a great looking woman with that certain lean look, but that's nowhere near enough for today's media driven society.
Really though, you're just talking about personal taste - you prefer the natural look and there's nothing wrong with that, but you'd be surprised at how much effort goes into it.
As a side note, Tricia was discovered young and brought into modelling, but apparently she has a younger sister who is even prettier, but is not interested in the fashion/acting world.