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''Steve''': Thanks, Diana. I know you'd do a wonderful job. But I'm afraid this calls for a really gorgeous girl. Someone who looks great in a bathing suit. Say, I won't be needing you for awhile, is there anything you'd like to do? |
''Steve''': Thanks, Diana. I know you'd do a wonderful job. But I'm afraid this calls for a really gorgeous girl. Someone who looks great in a bathing suit. Say, I won't be needing you for awhile, is there anything you'd like to do? |
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'''This Troper''': [[Big OMG|Wow!]] }} |
'''This Troper''': [[Big OMG|Wow!]] }} |
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* ''[[Yo Soy Betty, la Fea]]'', the Colombian soap opera on which ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' is based, looks [http://img.timeinc.net/pespanol/i/galeria/2006/septiembre/Betty_Colombia_090506.jpg a bit more convincing] into characterizing Betty as ugly, even when the main actress is [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Ana_maria_orozco.jpg actually quite pretty]. Just see [https://web.archive.org/web/20121126055839/http://estb.msn.com/i/79/C1A1B6E4E161C812F7BFBCD0B447.jpg this comparison]. In universe, half of Betty's ugliness are her terrible fashion choices, her unkempt appearance and her |
* ''[[Yo Soy Betty, la Fea]]'', the Colombian soap opera on which ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' is based, looks [http://img.timeinc.net/pespanol/i/galeria/2006/septiembre/Betty_Colombia_090506.jpg a bit more convincing] into characterizing Betty as ugly, even when the main actress is [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Ana_maria_orozco.jpg actually quite pretty]. Just see [https://web.archive.org/web/20121126055839/http://estb.msn.com/i/79/C1A1B6E4E161C812F7BFBCD0B447.jpg this comparison]. In universe, half of Betty's ugliness are her terrible fashion choices, her unkempt appearance and her awkward mannerisms, and the other half are the lump of self-esteem troubles she has accumulated on her life; once she begins to groom herself, gets clothing and glasses that suit her better and actively work in improving her self-worth, the people around her do begin to perceive her as attractive. |
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* ''[[Zoey 101]]'': [[Hollywood Nerd|Quinn Sanders]] |
* ''[[Zoey 101]]'': [[Hollywood Nerd|Quinn Sanders]] |
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** Or Coco Wexler. She is neither so fat nor so horrible as they say in the series. The fact that his supposed ugliness is accompanied by a series of romantic failures, which appear to be deserved for it, ultimately has [[Unfortunate Implications]], even though her role is kinda the [[Butt Monkey]]. |
** Or Coco Wexler. She is neither so fat nor so horrible as they say in the series. The fact that his supposed ugliness is accompanied by a series of romantic failures, which appear to be deserved for it, ultimately has [[Unfortunate Implications]], even though her role is kinda the [[Butt Monkey]]. |