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"America Ferrera is tired of trying to become someone she&amp;apos;s not.\r\nIn the Fall/Winter 2012 issue of Cosmopolitan for Latinas, the Emmy Award&amp;#xA0; winner opens up about the pressure to look like her peers in Hollywood. &amp;quot;More often than not, I hate photos shoots and I hate being on the red carpet,&amp;quot; says Ferrera, married to actor/director Ryan Piers Williams, 31, since June 2011. &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t think I&amp;apos;m very well equipped for the scrutiny or the pressure to be perfect, and I don&amp;apos;t think anyone really is.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nWith low self-esteem, Ferrera admits it&amp;apos;s hard to accept compliments.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;People are saying &amp;apos;We love you and love what you do,&amp;apos; and you&amp;apos;re sitting there thinking, &amp;apos;I&amp;apos;m not skinny enough or pretty enough,&amp;apos;&amp;quot; the 28-year-old End of Watch actress says. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s taken a lot of work to get over that.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nFerrera -- who hit it big when she played the titular role in ABC&amp;apos;s Ugly Betty in 2006 -- is happier than ever with her curves. The star says she hopes to inspire young women to focus more on their accomplishments and less on their appearances.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;How much time have I wasted on diets and what I look like? Take your time and your talent and figure out what you have to contribute to this world,&amp;quot; Ferrera says, &amp;quot;and get over what the hell your butt looks like in those jeans!&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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