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{{Infobox television
[[Category:Russian telenovelas]]
| show_name = Not Born Beautiful (Ne Rodis Krasivoy) (Не Родись Красивой)
[[Category:STS (TV channel) original programming]]
| image = Not Born Beautiful.jpg
| image_alt =
| caption =
| genre = [[Telenovela]]
| creator =
| based_on =
| developer =
| writer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ivan Uragov]]
* [[Elena Bykovskaya]]
* [[Mikhail Sokolov]]
* [[Svetlana Yashin]]
* [[Valentine Shevyakhova]]
* [[Natalia Marfina]]
* [[Svetlana Frichinskaya]]
* [[Viktoria Avdeenko]]
* [[Elena Isayev]]
}}
| director = [[Alexander Nazarov]]
| creative_director =
| presenter =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Nelli Uvarova]]
* [[Grigory Antipenko]]
* [[Raisa Ryazanova]]
* [[Georgi Taratorkin]]
* [[Pyotr Krasilov]]
}}
| judges =
| voices =
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme = ''If Love Lives In The Heart'' ([[Julia Savicheva]])
| endtheme =
| composer =
| country = Russia
| language = [[Russian language|Russian]]
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 200
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer =
| editor =
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
* [[Vladimir Bykhovsky]]
* [[Valentin Chornovol]]
* [[Igor Horev]]
* [[Olga Livinskaya]]
}}
| camera =
| runtime = approximately 45:00
| company =
| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Television International]]
| network = [[STS (TV channel)|STS]]
| picture_format =
| audio_format =
| first_aired = 5 September 2005
| last_aired = 7 July 2006
| related =
| website =
| production_website =
}}

'''''Not Born Beautiful''''' ({{lang-ru|Не родись красивой|Ne rodis krasivoi}}) is a [[telenovela]] filmed in Russia, directed by [[Alexander Nazarov]] and shown from 5 September 2005<ref name=McCabeAkass/> to 7 July 2006 by the Russian network [[STS (TV channel)|STS]]. It is a Russian spin of the Colombian "[[Yo soy Betty, la fea|Yo Soy Betty La Fea]]" (I'm Betty, the Ugly One) telenovela, which has fostered more than a dozen versions in other countries. The telenovela reached success in Russia and boosted the ratings of the TV network STS.

[[Nelli Uvarova]] plays the role of a charming ugly girl, Yekaterina (Katya) Pushkareva. This became a breakout role in Nelli’s career and brought her national love and fame. During the broadcast of the series she became a real star of Russian television. Nelli's American counterpart [[America Ferrara]] also became widely known for her portrayal of the namesake of [[Ugly Betty]].

The show attracted viewers who were not in the traditional viewing audience of telenovelas. In fall of 2005, fully one-third of Russian TV viewers, and 58% of Ukraine viewers, were tuning in to watch the show.<ref name=McCabeAkass/>{{rp|209}}

According to ''TV's Betty Goes Global: From Telenovela to International Brand'', Not Born Beautiful is likely the closest and most faithful of "Yo soy Betty, la fea"'s international adaptations.<ref name=McCabeAkass>{{cite book|editor=Janet McCabe and Kim Akass |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1bH3AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA206&lpg=PA206&dq=love+lives+in+the+heart+ne+rodis+krasivoy&source=bl&ots=n2tLgl17ta&sig=ggLbdZHOWszGfLHtwTDXQU6CCOw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjM7ceZkfTPAhUF8IMKHQ_DBdkQ6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=ne%20rodis%20krasivoy&f=false |title=TV's Betty Goes Global: From Telenovela to International Brand |publisher=[[I.B. Tauris]] |year=2013}}</ref>

And according to its authors, in 2004-6, Russia was "at an apex" of "consumerism and glamour culture", and:<blockquote>''Ne rodis' krasivoy'' addresse[d] the central cultural conflict of post-Soviet culture: the negotiation between the Russian (Soviet) values and the new corporate bourgeois ones.<ref name=McCabeAkass/>{{rp|209}}</blockquote>

In all 200 episodes were filmed, many on a one-per-day schedule. The "industrial pace of shooting" matched the industrial setting, [[Media City's studios]] in the former Soviet-era [[State Ball-Bearing Plant Number 1|Moscow ball-bearing plant]], which operated from the 1930s to 1990.<ref name=McCabeAkass/>{{rp|207}} This was 31 more episodes than in the [[Colombia]]n original series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jerriblank.com/betty/russia.html |title=Ugly is the New Beautiful: An International Betty-base: "Не Родись Красивой" ["Ne Rodis Krasivoy"] — Russia (2005) |publisher= }}</ref>

American TV executive [[James Kramer]] and other Americans were involved in bringing "Ugly Betty" to Russia.<ref name=porzucki/>
<ref name=porzucki2>{{cite news|url=http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-11-06/how-make-american-sitcom-work-russia |title=How to make an American sitcom work in Russia |publisher=[[Public Radio International]]'s The World |date=6 November 2014 |author=Nina Porzucki (producer) }}</ref>

== Plot ==
Katya, a plain-looking girl, works as a secretary at the company Zimaletto, a manufacturer of uniforms and wedding dresses.<ref name=porzucki>{{cite news|title=The American who turned Ugly Betty into a Russian |author=Nina Porzucki |date=9 November 2014 |publisher=[[BBC.com]]'s Magazine |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29958908 }}</ref> No man has paid attention to her yet, but she doesn't allow her looks to keep her from dreaming about love and happiness.<ref name=imdb-plot>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0850978/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl |title=Ne rodis krasivoy (2005–2006): Plot Summary |accessdate=October 24, 2016 }} (with plot summary credited to RussArt.com)</ref>

==Opening theme==
The theme "If love lives in your heart" / "Esli v serdtse zhivet lyubov", with music and lyrics by [[Anastasiya Maksimova]], performed by [[Yulia Savicheva]] became well known. The song, performed by [[Alsou]], received a 2008 Russian MTV award as the first in a [[medley (music)|medley]] of nine songs required to be performed by singers or groups other than the original recording artist.<ref name=medley>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1445676/soundtrack |title=MTV Russia Music Awards 2008 |publisher=IMDB.com }}</ref>

== Characters ==
=== Main ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Actor
!Role
|-
|[[Nelli Uvarova]]
|''Yekaterina Pushkareva''
|-
|[[Grigory Antipenko]]
|''Andrey Pavlovich Zhdanov''
|-
|Artoym Semakin
|''Nikolai Zorkin''
|-
|[[Pyotr Krasilov]]
|''Roman Malinovsky''
|-
|Olga Lomonosova
|''Kira Voropayeva''
|-

|[[ Mikhail Zhigalov]]
|''Valery Pushkarev''
|-
|[[Irina Muravyova]]
|''Yelena Pushareva''
|-
|Yulia Takshina
|''Vika''
|-
|Ilya Lubimov
|''Alexander Voropaev''
|-
|Maria Mashkova
|''Masha, secretary''
|-
|Anna Dimova
|''Amura Buyo''
|-
|[[Raisa Ryazanova]]
|''Olga Uyutova''
|-
|Natalya Rizih
|''Sveta''
|-
|Yulia Kuvarzina
|''Tanya''
|-
|Irina Sirotinskaya
|''Alexandra Kriventsova''
|-
|[[Viktor Dobronrarov]]
|''Fyodor''
|-
|Vitaly Egorov
|''Milko Vukanovich''
|-
|Sergey Bolotaev
|''Sergey Potapkin''
|}

=== Recurring ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Actor
!Role
|-
|Dmitri Zenichev
|''Yaroslav Vetrov''
|-
|Karina Ivanova; Darya Luzina
|''Maryana Pereguda''
|-
|Alexander Korjenkov
|''Zakhar''
|-
|Andrei Kuzichev
|''Mikhail Borshyov''
|-
|Olga Levitina
|''Vasilisa''
|-
|[[Olga Ostroumova]]
|''Margarita Zhdanova''
|-
|Natalya Riychkova
|''Yuliana Vinogradova''
|-
|[[Georgi Taratorkin]]
|''Pavel Olegovich Zhdanov''
|-
|Yulia Rutberg
|''Kristina Voropaeva''
|-
|Mihail Shklovski
|''Victor Tsypin''
|-
|Oleg Shklovski
|''Georgy Uryadov''
|-
|Oleg Kuhta
|''Anatoly''
|-
|Irina Shebeko
|''Valeriya''
|-
|Mikhail Safronov
|''Alexander Alexeevich''
|-
|Yevgeny Kosirev
|''Anatoly Ponchev''
|-
|Victor Cherepanov
|''Ivan Vasilyevich''
|-
|[[:ru:Мисаилов, Павел Александрович|Pavel Misailov]]
|''Boris Filin''
|-
|[[:ru:Епишев, Сергей Маликович|Sergey Epishev]]
|''Boris Rulin''
|-
|[[:ru:Яглыч, Владимир Владимирович|Vladimir Yaglych]]
|''Leonid''
|-
|[[:ru:Ронжин, Захар Анатольевич|Zakhar Ronzhin]]
|''Radik''
|-
|[[:ru:Химичев, Михаил Валерьевич|Mikhail Khimichev]]
|''Nikita Minaev''
|-
|Sergey Oleksyak
|''Shurik''
|-
|Ola Keyru
|''Anton''
|-
|[[Valery Zolotukhin]]
|''Igor Sergeyevich''
|-
|Lyudmila Alyokhina
|''Larisa Petrovna''
|-
|[[:ru:Бунаков, Виктор Васильевич|Victor Bunakov]]
|''Alexey''
|-
|Victor Ryabov
|''Felix Korsakov, restaurant critic''
|-
|[[:ru:Числов, Александр Владимирович|Alexander Chislov]]
|''Valeriy Vladimirovich''
|-
|[[:ru:Лосихин, Алексей Валерьевич|Alexey Losihin]]
|''Dmitry Valerievich Sinitckiy''
|-
|[[:ru:Масленников-Войтов, Олег Константинович|Oleg Maslennikov-Voytov]]
|''Ronald''
|-
|Natalya Starikova
|''Nadezhda Tkachuk''
|-
|[[:ru:Петар Зекавица|Petar Zekavica]]
|''Hans Kramer''
|-
|Yulia Vayshnur
|''Anna Aleksandrovna''
|-
|Yevgeny Kalinin
|''Sergey, bus driver''
|}

== Interesting Facts ==
* The spin-off comedy "UmaNetto" (literally translated as No Brains), was broadcast by STS in 2007

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0850978/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_13 Ne rodis krasivoy], at [[IMDB]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itIGvuSMdlk "If love lives in your heart"], at Youtube, performed by Yulia Savicheva with a plain-looking second singer and [[snorkel parka]]-sporting others
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[[Category:2006 Russian television series endings]]
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[[Category:Russian telenovelas]]
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