"You are so beautiful you could be a waitress"

Typically in an audition call sheet the casting director will give a description on what type of talent they are looking for; the preferred height, age range, hair color, etc. Lately I've been seen for several auditions looking for '...someone who is not too pretty or model-esque...'


Ok. I'll be the first to admit I'm not 'model-esque' pretty - I get it.  The part I am having a hard (ha I said hard) time dealing with is understanding why I'm not getting called back.  


Is it because I'm leaning too far at the end of the 'not too pretty' spectrum? 


Or am I more 'model-esque' than I thought I was -  but yet still don't have enough 'esque' to actually be a model? 


Will I spend eternity stuck in the middle of a not too pretty but not not too pretty conundrum where I will forever not be called back because I'm not pretty enough (or not not pretty enough)?!? 


Help me Michael Cane!