Ugly Betty

Posted by Lori Henry Jan 12, 2007

The hit US television show, Ugly Betty, stars America Ferrera, playing a young secretary to a publishing mogul. She hired for the sole reason that she seems to be the only woman in New York that the boss won’t try to sleep with.

She’s plain, not skinny, sports glasses and braces, and is not your typical staff member of the hottest fashion magazine in the city.

The actress says to World Entertainment News Network, "To me, Betty is an opportunity to represent a generation of young women who don't recognise themselves on anything they are watching.

"The whole issue of body image and weight exists for everybody in the West. I'm not a model, I'm a normal human being. I have days when I feel like I'm queen of the universe, then others when I feel as though I just want to crawl back into bed because I feel gross."