What are the reasons we admire celebrities or other public figures?

Sarah: What are the reasons we admire celebrities or other public figures?
What are the reasons we admire celebrities or other public figures? Do we need heroes in this day and age? What heroes exist today? What admirable qualities does this person/people have?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Jamie H
Because our society is built on superficiality.

Answer by NO END NO BEGINNING
Celeb women have more of a chance of hooking up with George Clooney.

Answer by sky blue…
I only admire their talent but don’t admire them as a person because how can i admire someone that i don’t really know.
What they are in public is not what they really are.