trade on his good looks 靠颜值

如何用英文表达“明明可以靠颜值”？

查字典时不小心碰到了trade on，韦氏词典中有一个例句，看了一眼就记住了：

He wants to succeed by working hard instead of just trading on his good looks.

这里的"trade on his good looks"就是“靠颜值”。