We have a winner in our drawing for the book Forgotten Fashion: An Illustrated Faux History of Outrageous Trends and Their Untimely Demise. We held the contest in honor of the season premiere of Ugly Betty.
And the winner is….
Swan!
(BTW, Swan, be on the lookout for an email from me; we’ll work out the particulars and we’ll get the prize right out to you).
I had some time while the contest was going on to thumb through the book, it’s wonderful!  I love the style – written in historical style with a touch of irony.  It was well researched, and I …read more

We haven’t had a contest in a while, and now that Ugly Betty’s new season is here, I think it would be a good time for one.  Ugly Betty News is giving away a copy of Forgotten Fashion: An Illustrated Faux History of Outrageous Trends and Their Untimely Demise. 
It’s a quirky collection of humorous short fiction: 28 never-before-told tales of doomed-to-fail faux fashion – all written in a tongue-in-cheek, history-book style. Mixing fictional designers, made-up muses, and totally imaginary trendsetters with real people and places, Forgotten Fashion traces the birth, life and death of faux trends such as …read more

Ugly Betty’s Ana Ortiz has opened up about domestic violence, speaking out about her own past in an attempt to help others get out of an abusive situation.
She is partnering with Allstate Foundation’s “Tell a Gal P.A.L.” (www.clicktoempower.org) campaign, which encourages people to donate nearly new purses or professional bags to Dress for Success to help domestic violence survivors, or other women in need, get back on their feet with confidence. Purse donations will be accepted at select Allstate agency locations across the nation.
I was really lucky. My gal pal was my mom,” Ana tells Entertainment Tonight’s Thea Andrews …read more

OK, the Great b5Media  Blog Off I told you about here is fast approaching!  I am joining writers from the b5Media Entertainment Channel in putting up a post an hour on June 20th, starting at 12:01 in our respective time zones (mine is CDT).

The Entertainment channel will be supporting The Actor’s Fund, a charity that helps professionals in performing arts & entertainment when they are in need. 
How can you help?
You can support this great charity writing marathon in two ways: donate a post, or donate money.
Donate a Post – be a guest writer on any of the …read more

Ugly Betty News has some of the most articulate, intelligent readers around, and now is the time you can show it – all the while helping a worthy cause. 
b5media’s Entertainment channel has teamed up for a 24-hour blog-a-thon to support The Actor’s Fund.
The Great b5media Blog Off will begin on June 20th at 12:01am (in each writer’s respective time zone – mine is CDT), to celebrate the summer solstice, which hasn’t occurred on any date other than June 21st since 1975 – this year it lands on June 20th. Writers for many of our sites (including me!) will …read more

Those of us who are Ugly Betty fans know that one of Betty’s charms is that she is a survivor; she has been through quite a lot in the past two years, yet she still retains her “heart”.
Well, if you’ll pardon the autobiographical pause, I want to take a minute to brag on Ugly Betty News. Those of you who were reading here in February probably know that the Entertainment Channel at b5Media held its own Survivor contest. It started out with 36 – count em – 36 participating sites, divided into two teams.
Over the last …read more

TracyLynn! 
TracyLynn has won the Mode Mug and Calendar from the ABC Ugly Betty Store!
Thanks to all who participated.  There will be more fun and games in the future!
Congratulations to TracyLynn, and here’s a shout out to everyone at Instant Connection .  And I’d especially like to thank my friends at the ABC Ugly Betty Store for the great prizes!  Y’all go over there and check it out, they really are top notch.

For our readers who celebrate Christmas, we wish you the happiest of days.  May all of your wishes come true.  Hopefully, Santa was good to you last night.  Have fun with your family.  Go see a movie.  Watch the Ugly Betty season 1 DVD you got for Christmas.  Just enjoy the day.
Here are my 5 Ugly Betty Christmas wishes:

End the strike. For the writers and producers to come to a quick agreement, and the WGA strike to come to an end.  There are many background employees who are still out of work.   I truly hope that the writers get as …read more

As part of our ongoing Ugly Betty holiday festivities, we are having a contest!  This is the first one specifically for Ugly Betty News, so we are excited.
In conjunction with our good friends at the ABC Ugly Betty Store, we are giving away a prize pack of a Mode Mug, and the Official Ugly Betty 2008 Wall Calendar. Here, you can find out more about the prizes:
Mode Mug
Calendar
This is a great prize pack!  Now, here are the rules:

Leave a comment for this post, naming your favorite Ugly Betty character, between now and December 26 (12:00PM CST).  I will draw a …read more

The b5Media Entertainment blogs, in which Ugly Betty News is proud to be a part, are having a reader contest! 
The Prize: $30 Amazon Gift Certificate.
(Just in time for the holidays)
How to Enter: Simply leave a comment on this post before November 20, 2007 at 2pm PST, remembering to fill out the Email field with a valid email address. That’s all you have to do!
OK, lets get all legal and stuff:
Rules: The contest is open to US, UK, and Canadian residents. One entry per person only. You can leave your entry comment on any of the contest announcement posts on b5media’s …read more