I agree! Everyone seems to be getting caught up on the whole nature versus nurture aspect of my comment when what I really meant to emphasize is that both are essentially random from the perspective of any given individual. Whether I'm born with the right genes is no more or less random than whether I was born to the right parents who cared for me and supported me. Or in the right country with a decent education system. Or in the right socio-economic class within that country. My basic point is that all of these things impact lives immensely, but none of them are "deserved" or "earned". They are luck. That's true whether we are talking about beauty, intelligence or eloquence.
Some people seem to think that I'm therefore suggesting that nothing is worthy of celebration as a result, when I'm actually arguing just the opposite. The sunset didn't "earn" it's beauty, but its no less sounding and worthy of awe. Same with human beauty. Or human brilliance. Exceptionalism is worthy of celebration regardless of "merit".