America Ferrera
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Here Comes Ugly Betty
In 2006, Ferrera was cast as the lead character in an American adaptation of a popular Bolivian telenovela, Yo soy Betty, la fea. The stunning Ferrera miraculously turned herself into the homely Betty Suarez, a courageous, kind but naive girl who, though lacking in fashion smarts, lands a job at a trendy fashion magazine in New York City.