Can someone please explain fully the storyline of Ugly Betty to me! Thank you!?

Answer 1

Ugly Betty follows the daily life of Betty Suarez, a young woman from a struggling Latino family, who works as an executive assistant at MODE fashion magazine. Most of her female co-workers are more attractive than she is; they often humiliate and insult her because of her appearance (her only friend is Christina, the Scottish seamstress). Suarez is not very interested in fashion and is sometimes clueless about the company's motives and organizations, although she does have a passion for photography. Her boss, the womanizing Daniel Meade (who initially turned her away because of her appearance), also lacks fashion experience. However, both are intent on performing well at their jobs, even at the expense of those trying to stop them.

It's based off the the Mexican counterpart La fea más bella.

Answer 2

Ugly Betty is about a young girl fresh out of college who lands the job of her dreams working at a fashion magazine. The only problem is she has no fashion sense, no idea how to behave in that environment and worst of all is totally ugly.
The only reason she was hired is because her bosses father wanted an assistant for his son that his son would want to sleep with.
Being Betty though she has pulled her boss out of some very sticky situations and each week we see her and Danial ( her boss) get closer together.
There is also the bitchy executive who wants Danial's job and will stop at nothing to get it, the mystery with Danial's father and his affair with dead editor in chief, Fey, and the woman who keeps giving hints to Danial via anonymous phone calls about the affair.
On top of that you have the on-off relationship between Betty and her ex boyfriend, who cheated on her with her arch enemy and now keeps trying to win her back.
Confusing enough for you?!!
Seriously though it is a cool show and well worth watching.

Answer 3

Ok, I'll try. I'm in the UK so have only seen a couple of episodes. Basically, Betty Suarez goes for a job as a personal assistant to 'Mode' magazine. Considering this is a top fashion magazine, its fairly obvious that this girl from Queens, New York does not fit in at all, as the rest of the people who work there are tall, perfectly groomed, and obsessed with their appearance. They seem like clones. She is short, wears thick glasses, has unkempt thick eyebrows, braces and obviously has no sense of style. The person who greets her pretends there is no job available, as he realises she does not fit into the ideals there and sends her away. Fortunately for our heroine, the owner of the magazine Bradford Meade spots her and also realises she is nothing like the sort of girls his son,Daniel, who has just become editor in chief of the publication usually goes for. He has been afraid his sons reputation will damage the magazine if he has an affair with his assistant. He calls Betty that night and offers her the job. She is excited as she knows Bradford is the magazine owner. This cheers Betty up as she has just been dumped by her long-time geeky boyfriend (she was expecting him to propose).
The next day she starts the job, but unfortunately the receptionist looks shocked she's there and almost doesn't let her in. (the receptionist is dating Daniel and assumed the position would be hers when it was advertised). Eventually Betty gets past and goes to the room where Daniel is holding his first meeting and he doesn't know she is his assistant. She embarasses herself by walking straight into the glass door of the room upon her arrival and is met by horrified looks from everyone in the room. After an awkward first morning she meets Christine (Ashley Jensen from 'Extras') who works downstairs in the Closet (the room where all the seasons clothing collections are stored for fashion shoots and for the use of the staff) and she introduces her to other people who work there. They are much more down to earth and friendly. She starts to feel more comfortable.
Now not everybody is pleased about the appointment of Daniel as Editor In Chief of Mode. Wilhemena Slater (ex beauty queen/model Vanessa Williams) believes the job should have been hers. With her *** kissing assistant Marc she resolves to ruin Daniel and gain the position she believes is rightfully hers. Betty's initial incompetance at the job sees her dreaming up all manner of scenarios to achieve this.

Later on we find out that Daniel's new appointment was due to the sudden death of ex- editor Fey Sommers who was well respected by the staff in a tragic car crash. There is also a suggestion that Bradford may know more about this than he is letting on and has hired a private investigator(?)/detective(?)/general creepy guy to try and make evidence disappear.

Every week Betty comes up against more challenges. She makes a mistake (which could result in her sacking) but lives to fight another day, because of her honesty, and ability and desire to do the right thing and the friends she has down in the closet room. Daniel has now realised what an asset he has in her and is on her side.

This is as far as I have got, hope it was useful. Sorry it rambled on a bit.

Answer 4

Betty wanted a job on a proper magazine but instead got hired to be an assistant at mode by the dad of editor to stop him sleeping with his assistants, 1st he tries to get rid of her now shes a vital person but still not properly accepted at mode...yet watch it its good but obviouse

Answer 5

Its based on the Devil Wears Prada film, but if you ain't seen it:

Unattractive girl, gets hired at highly fashion-orientated magazine company, worked to the bone, losses The Book, gets in trouble, finally become attractive, leaves the job... end of!

Answer 6

she's an ugly duckling, she takes the braces off her teeth then she's a swan. on the way her innate integrity confounds the machinations of evil attractive witch and her gay familiar and various thin, pretty imps and pixies, fairy tale for the more mature hard of thinking.

Answer 7

She is ugly.
Her name is Betty.
She works at a fashion related job.
She is not at all fashion related.
Comedy