Based on the telenovela, Yo Soy Betty, La Fea, Ugly Betty featured various elements including fashion, journalism, family, friendship, career, feud, coming back from the dead, LGBTQ issues, and in hindsight, some of these Ugly Betty elements have problematic touches. While all these things made the show interesting, it is the contrasting principles of different characters that added more realism to it. While we have Betty Suarez's (America Ferrera) father Ignacio Suarez (Tony Plana) who puts his daughters first, there is also Wilhelmina Slater (Vanessa L. Williams) who prioritizes her career.

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