I am 5' 8 and weigh 155 lbs. I would definitely see your curves as an asset. If you are well balanced, have good self-esteem and don't have a problem with it, then no one else should have a problem. It's a big issue to try to find clothes for all different shapes, sizes and contours. I would suggest cutting out pictures in magazines that you like and go to a personal shopper in a department store and let them help you.
Catalogues also offer a wider variety of sizes.
For those of you who are size 10-24, I am coming out with my first line of clothing in department stores in Fall of 2000. Most department stores will have it, and if they don't, you need to call them and tell them about it. If you want to wear your hair to your shoulders, that is fine. My face happens to be more round. It's all emotions rolled up into one.