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OVER THE COURSE OF JUST 85 EPISODES, UGLY BETTY BECAME THAT RARE KIND OF SHOW THAT WAS IMPORTANT NOT ONLY FOR ITS PORTRAYAL OF INNER BEAUTY, BUT ITS REPRESENTATION OF LGBTS ON TV, TOO
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UGLY BETTY
“YOU’RE AN ATTRACTIVE, INTELLIGENT, CONFIDENT BUSINESSWOMAN.” These are the words Betty Suarez repeats to herself on her first day at Mode magazine.
Betty is a 22-year-old Mexican-American woman who’s ‘overweight’, wears glasses and a brace, and is clueless about fashion. She’s been hired as the editor’s new assistant purely because his boss wants him to stop sleeping with the staff. But she’s keen to pursue her dreams and over the course of four seasons, Ugly Betty chronicles her triumphs over adversity − professional and romantic.