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Ugly Betty star America Ferrera has already shown her support for presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, who, if she wins in November 2008's elections, will mark an important milestone in U.S. history by becoming the nation's first female president. Because of the weight of this cause to Ferrera, she clarified to the press that it is not Clinton 's being a woman that made her decide to support the presidential candidate. "I think it's really exciting that she's a woman and that the face of politics has been changed because there has been a viable woman candidate," America Ferrera, who plays Ugly Betty in the highly anticipated ABC series, said in a conversation with Glamour magazine's political blog Glamocracy. "But I wouldn't support a candidate based on whether they're a woman or a man or whether they're black or white. I think that voting for a woman because she is a woman is not really progress." Ferrera admitted that she took the time to think about the reason why she should support Clinton , and eventually realized that Clinton is the one who "deserves our support, because she is going to be an amazing president." The 23-year-old Emmy Award-winning actress also admitted that there may be a number of reasons why Clinton should be the next president, but the most pressing reason is that Clinton has enough dedication when it comes to "achieving things that are about enfranchising the most disenfranchised people" in America. Moreover, Ferrera said that it "is a forgotten art, especially in this current administration." She believes that Clinton is "an incredibly intelligent woman, and she has fought really hard battles; she has won some and she's lost some. She stands up for what she believes in and she puts herself in the line of fire time and time again for things [no matter how] unpopular they might be." Recently, Ferrera got a chance to conduct an interview with Clinton , in which she was able to get to know more of the former first lady. "As a person, she's incredibly engaging. I was so taken by how lovely and warm she is. The truth is, politics is a hard game, and to some degree everyone has to have a game face that you put on to face attacks and challenges," Ferrera said. "I did feel very lucky to meet Hillary and feel that warmth and that genuineness. This is who she is; it's not an act." For more resources about Ugly Betty or for the full story of Ugly Betty Star's Decision to Back Clinton Wasn't Based on Gender please review http://www.buddytv.com
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