“The name on everybody’s lips is gonna be: America!” Former Ugly Betty star America Ferrera will play Roxy Hart in the upcoming London production of the Tony Award-winning musical Chicago.

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Ugly Betty’s found her prince! On Monday, Golden Globe-winning actress America Ferrera wed her college sweetheart Ryan Piers Williams at the Chappaqua, New York estate owned by her former Ugly Betty co-star Vanessa Williams.

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Life after Ugly Betty is looking very attractive for newly-engaged star America Ferrera.

The 26-year-old star — who won an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her portrayal of Betty Suarez on the defunct ABC dramedy Ugly Betty — has been tapped to host the ninth season of PBS’ long-running documentary series Independent Lens.

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From Ugly Betty to Beautiful Bride -America Ferrera has announced her engagement to her longtime boyfriend, director Ryan Piers Williams.

The couple, both 26, met as students at the University of Southern California, falling in love after Ryan cast America as a lead in one of his student films. The actress was spotted sporting a sparkler on her ring finger while promoting her new film The Dry Land at the Edinburgh Film Festival in Scotland this week.

America ended a four-season stint as the quirky fashion assistant Betty Suarez on the ABC show Ugly Betty back in April

If the Fashion Industry had its own flag, it would be waving at half-staff this Monday. Today marks the final shooting of ABC’s award-winning dramedy Ugly Betty.

After debuting to rave reviews and critical acclaim in Sept. 2006, a series of schedule changes and low ratings ultimately marked the beginning of the end of the show about a plucky girl from Queens working as an assistant in the Concrete Jungle of Manhattan’s fashion world.

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