comprehension is your issue
It's funny how your argument boils down to: Doesn't matter that she can't run 3 balls, Dude she's hot!!!
You can just say that plainly without rendering the word "professional" utterly meaningless. Now if I can actually afford to sponsor a player, it would go to someone who can actually play the game I love.
I'll say it again: Shanelle Lorain's performance at the Amway was an embarrassment. If she was there representing the United States, then I am embarrassed in more ways than one.
Doesn't matter if she is hot or not, she is paid to play. That is the real factor that makes her a pro. She could be paid because she is hot, because she has talent, because she knows how to conduct herself in a manner appealing to the public and a sponsor, it doesn't really matter. I was going to sponsor someone years ago, basically a done deal through third parties but we hadn't got together to iron out details. They were attractive, competitive, and popular. Then they quit in the middle of a competition for no good reason and then showed their butt in another event endangering their life and the life of other competitors. The sponsorship deal went down the tubes right then and there, not who I wanted representing my business. The first incident might have been discussed and ironed out, the second one was probably enough to kill the deal by itself. It was definitely a deal breaker on top of the other incident.
I had a lady approach me seeking sponsorship. At first glance I was very interested. She was acceptably attractive, competitive, and ladies were enough of a novelty in the field to get plenty of attention. I told my wife I was considering sponsoring the lady and we went to an event to take a closer look. Much to my surprise the crowd seemed about evenly divided between liking and hating her, she engendered strong emotions in the crowd. She was also very unpopular with many of the other drivers and crews. Since many of my customers were either involved directly with the other teams or sponsoring them that sponsorship deal went away too.
Somebody that has never done anything but sit on the sidelines, never seriously sought sponsorship or seriously considered major sponsorship is pretty clueless about what is involved. If looks or "hotness" was all it took Shanelle would be only one of hundreds of sponsored ladies.
Hu