The secret to sex appeal

Think of the sexiest person you know. My guess is that if you take the person apart feature by feature, they may not be as good-looking as others you know with more perfect features but less élan (a cool French word for confidence, style, and poise). In any country but ours, people think of older women as incredibly sexy because they’ve come into their own and accepted themselves. Sex appeal is confidence, the ability not to ask anything of another but a willingness to offer yourself. What can be sexier?