Not true. Cape Town has been listed as one of the most beautiful cities on earth for decades now - in numeroous 'top ten' lists.

https://www.investcapetown.com/why-cape-town/awards-accolades/#

If beauty was that much in the eye of the beholder, models and film stars wouldn't all have the same type of looks - high cheek bones, big eyes, near perfect symetry, etc.

Scientists found that, internationally, regardless of creed or color, babies respond positively to big eyes and high cheek bones but negatively to small eyes, etc.