Always perfectly turned out, beautiful and catty in equal measures, Amanda's not as confident as she makes out, and put her under the slightest pressure, she will start comfort-eating for America.
Another woman spurned, Amanda is almost as dangerous to Daniel and Betty as Wilhelmina, although her attempts at sabotage are tinged by a begrudging liking of Betty.
However, she's more than simply long nails and longer legs, there is a heart lurking beneath the couture. Of course, none of that stops her scheming to prove her loyalty to bosom-buddy Marc and Wilhelmina, then taking every opportunity to snipe at Betty.