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America Ferrera gets dolled up in a bubble-hem dress with ruching galore at the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre on Sunday (September 21) in Los Angeles.

The 24-year-old Ugly Betty star was nominated at in “Actress In a Comedy” category. She’s up against some heavy competition: Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (New Adventures of Old Christine) and Mary- Louise Parker (Weeds).

Ugly Betty star America Ferrera covers the October 2008 issue of Seventeen, which hits newsstands on September 16th. Here are some interview highlights:

On being friends with Sisterhood costars Blake Lively, Amber Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel: “One of the most wonderful experiences I’ve had with girl relationships was working with them on Sisterhood. I’d worked with other girls before and it was pretty catty. But this time, I thought, I don’t want to feel judged or defensive. So before we started shooting, I was like, I’m just going to show up to work and be professional – not their best friend. But a couple of weeks into shooting, Amber and I started talking. She’s a hippie and I thought we had nothing in common – and now she’s one of my closest friends!”

On Gossip Girl being a bad influence: “Close, genuine female relationships are not what generally gets depicted in movies and TV shows. Like, if you’re watching The Hills or 90210, all the backstabbing shapes the way we act – you go to school, and you think your job is to find a sworn enemy and be jealous of each other. I mean, I love Blake [Lively]; she’s a wonderful friend of mine, but shows like Gossip Girl kind of condition us to be mean.”

For more on America, visit Seventeen.com.

America Ferrera drops by the Ed Sullivan Theatre for a taping of The Late Show With David Letterman on Thursday in New York City. Here’s what she had to say:

On having a little time off this summer: “Yeah, I have a couple weeks off. I’m preparing to move to New York City. The whole show is moving!”

On how NYC is going to accept Ugly Betty’s move to the Big Apple: “I’m excited. I’m a little nervous, too. New Yorkers are really cool and (laughs) I’m just a little nervous how they’re going to accept the show since we’ll be on the streets, blocking the way.”

On Lindsay Lohan being on the season finale next week: “(laughs) She was really wonderful. She was gracious and showed up on time. (laughs) No, really. I don’t mean to be smart or snide. She was really great and lovely. She’s going to be back for five episodes in the third season here in New York.”

Watch America’s appearance on Letterman here.