True Beauty (2009– )

Several models compete to be chosen as the most beautiful person, but they are not told that the real purpose of the competition is to chose the one with the most beautiful personal qualities such as character, virtue, honesty, etc.

Stars:

Vanessa Lachey, Carson Kressley, Beth Ostrosky

Cast

Series cast summary:
Vanessa Lachey	...	Herself - Host (10 episodes, 2009-2010)
Carson Kressley	...	Himself - Host (8 episodes, 2010)
Beth Ostrosky	...	Herself - Judge (8 episodes, 2010)
Taylor Bills	...	Himself - Contestant (8 episodes, 2010)
Laura Leigh	...	Herself (8 episodes, 2009)
Joel Rush	...	Himself (8 episodes, 2009)
Erika Othen	...	Herself - Contestant (8 episodes, 2010)
Craig Franczyk	...	Himself - Contestant (6 episodes, 2010)
Amy Schmoldt	...	Herself - Contestant (5 episodes, 2010)

Storyline

Several models compete to be chosen as the most beautiful person, but they are not told that the real purpose of the competition is to chose the one with the most beautiful personal qualities such as character, virtue, honesty, etc.

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Plot Keywords:

competition | self esteem | inner beauty | self respect | beauty contest | 

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Genres:

Reality-TV

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Tyra Banks/Ashton Kutcher Project

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bankable Productions, Katalyst Films, Warner Horizon Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Pretty Wicked (2009)

User Reviews

Pot Calling the Kettle...

Nolé Marin. Vanessa Minnillo. Cheryl Tiegs. One troll, one ditzy hotty and one plastic surgery disaster. And that's on the outside. On the inside, the picture gets worse. All three have varying levels of

Pretentiousness -- Superficiality -- Vanity -- Selfishness -- Dishonesty -- Ignorance -- Promiscuity -- Laziness -- Arrogance -- Hypocrisy

Nolé seems the most comfortable with his black soul, while Vanessa tries the hardest to hide hers. Cheryl's so busy trying to stay lucid that I don't think she even understands the extent of her evilness.

I love it when they all feign horror when the contestant fails to pick up the litter, when you know, in real life, none of them have touched litter in years- possibly ever. Just talk to any of their assistants. They'll be more than happy to reveal the full extent of their inner ugliness.

With the right judges, this show could have been phenomenal. It could have sent a message that you'd find no where else on TV. An original thought. As it's stands, it's just repulsive people passing judgment on other repulsive people. For a show about inner beauty I find it mind boggling that not one single character has the slightest bit of it.

And yet... when all it said and done... I can't look away. This is the car wreck that I have to drive by and look at over and over again. Repulsive celebrities and wannabe repulsive celebrities are still a pretty fascinating watch. But, just like you're average sports fan who yells at the TV, you'll find me equally as agitated, screaming things like

"Nolé, you are SUCH a slut!" -- "Vanessa, grow a brain!" -- "Cheryl, hellooooo, is anybody in there?!?!"