Beauty is in the eye of the beholder . . .
I don't care about the appearance so much as performance, defined by functionality and accuracy. I like the looks of the Beretta, and the open top slide is functional from the standpoint of clearing jams or shaking out sand, etc. I owned one once but the sights were not at all regulated and Beretta USA wanted $45 to regulate them, on a NEW 92FS. That got me PO'd so I peddled it and the 6 hi-cap mags right after the '94 hi-cap ban went into effect, for about $110 more than I paid for the kit. I fully admit that mine was a one-of-a-kind, and in no way tar all 92s with the same brush.
That said, the .380 and .22 Berettas with the tilting barrel will NEVER have a spot in my safe. That freakin' pivot screw out there on the end of the barrel . . . <gag>
To my beholding eyes, one of the funkiest looking handguns is the CZ-52. It seems out-of-proportion with the grip being so fore-and-aft wide to accomodate the wide mag and long length of the 7.62x25 cartridge, and the bizzare sculpting of the metal of the slide. I like to shoot them, though! Contrast the CZ-52 with the Tokarev TT33, same cartridge, and the puny-ass little grip it has. Go figure.
IMO, good-looking pistols are the BHP, the CZ75, and the 1911 standard and commander models (NOT the much-abbreviated "UltraProMicroCompactCarry" abortions that I find hard to hold and have no sight radius to speak of, but I suppose that one can always hold the muzzle against the assailant . . .).
And I'd go Amish before owning a Pontiac Aztec or Chevy Avalanche, but that's another story.
JMO,
Noah