"Soda can make anyone grin. I managed to get hold of some hair grease and comb my hair back so that it looked a little better before they got any pictures."
and/or
"The reporters stared at him admiringly; I told you he looks like a movie star, and he kind of radiates."
Explanation:
Sodapop causing a ruckus was something that people enjoyed instead of getting upset about. Jerry Wood even told Ponyboy that if Darry and Sodapop weren't so good-looking then they wouldn't have taken so many pictures of them, but they just happened to be <em>that</em> attractive.
