Ugly Betty's smile insured for a not so ugly £5,000,000

The BBC reports that Ugly Betty leading lady, America Ferrara, has had her smile insured for a cool £5,000,000! She didn't shell out that kind of money herself of course, it's a marketing tool by Aquafresh White Trays, which is collaborating with Ferrera to raise money for U.S. charity Smiles for Success. The policy was taken out with Lloyd's of London which seems to specialise in ridiculous insurance policies in return for the requisite publicity.

America Ferrara said: "It's very flattering to have my smile insured for $10 million, it's not something that I ever imagined happening."

Previous ridiculous publicity-seeking insurance policies include:

Jamie Lee Curtis - legs insured at one time
Angie Everhart - legs insured
Mary Hart - legs insured for $1 million
Liberace - hands insured
Dolly Parton - breasts insured for $600,000 (and worth every penny!!)
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) - hands insured
Egon Ronay (food critic) - taste buds insured for $400,000
Bruce Springsteen - voice insured for $6 million
Rod Steward -- voice insured
Bette Davis - $28,000 policy protecting her from weight gain! Oprah should investigate that one!

Ugly Betty's America Ferrera getting her arm twisted to appear in pants film sequel

The Hollywood Reporter states that Ugly Betty's breakout leading lady, America Ferrera, is getting her arm twisted to appear in lame film sequel. Betty is apparently in negotiations to reprise her role as Carmen in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," along with Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel and Blake Lively.

Although Ferrara was no doubt grateful for the job in the first film back when she was a relative unknown, now that she's an Golden Globe winning TV star, she's understandably hesitant to make a return to appearing in a film that will no doubt suck. That's what happens when you're a success. All those dead beat films that you sign sequel options for when you were hungry will come back to bite you on the ass and derail your career just you've got some meatier roles in mind. just ask Halle Berry!