Beautiful Betty

Ugly Betty is a TV show about a girl named Betty, who is a very good-hearted young girl who unfortunately lacks a fashion sense. She scores a job at Mode, a fashion magazine as a secretary. She works for the Chief editor Daniel who is a very attractive guy. Premise of the show is pretty simple; Betty is working with Fashion editors and designers and surrounded by models, and they show is trying to show the contrast between her looks and others, as well as their judgements on her.

Betty acts as an everyday person in this show and portrays a character of insecurities. She definitely feels different than other women because of her looks, because she is surrounded by models. Looking at these models, she questions her beauty and compares herself to them, questioning what she is doing in that kind of environment.

Her awareness of the surrounding also makes her more self conscious. She deliberately tries to get close to her boss, Daniel, finding him really attractive. However, seeing all the rivalry that surrounds her, she finds it hard to get closer to him. Many times, she does manage to get his attention by not trying to look attractive, but for her good behavior.

Betty's other main portrayal besides the "ugliness" is her good-heartness. She is very naive and she always expects goodness from people. Even though many people take advantage of her behavior, others really appreciate that and leave her looks behind and she her as a person, not an object.

She makes up a perfect anti-hero kind of a character. She is definitely not flawless, however her behavior and goodness makes up for it. This gives the audience the message- looks don't always mattes, it's the behavior that matters. This also conflicts with the title of the show "Ugly Betty". The title itself gives the audience the impression what Betty "looks" like. However, her true face really shows if the show is watched. She is actually quite beautiful inside. It's quite a stunt to be able to call her ugly, because it gets people's attention. However, the show proves its title wrong.