Ugly Betty gets a makeover to glamorous cover girl

So this is what Betty Suarez has been hiding behind those red-rimmed glasses, thick fringe and that mouthful of metal.

The fashionistas who bully her could be silenced by just one glare from these sultry bedroom eyes.

Transformed: America Ferrera pictured for Marie Claire and in character as Ugly Betty

Unfortunately for the loveable secretary from TV's Ugly Betty, this will never happen.

Because this is actually her alter ego, actress America Ferrera.

Miss Ferrera was photographed for the latest British edition of Marie Claire magazine.

She even graces the front cover - following in the footsteps of some of the world's most glamorous women such as Angelina Jolie and Denise Van Outen.