Maybe it's the soft auburn curls, so much softer and kinder to her big bones than those nasty butch cuts and the dime-store dye jobs and wigs. The hair is just the right length to flatter; any longer and it would look fake.

Or could it be the dress, gracefully framing her pasty skin (or is it just reflecting it, like the sun and a mirror). Even Rumer's usual slit to the navel neckline isn't so in-your-face with this dress. As long as you don't look at her feet you could really believe there's a girl in there.

Does this mark a change for Rumer? She seems like she's trying so hard. Maybe someday we can look at her and not think of Mr. Potato Head.