Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll

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Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll
Genre	Reality television
Creator(s)	Robin Antin
Starring	Nicole Scherzinger Robin Antin Lil' Kim Ron Fair Mark McGrath
Opening theme	Don't Cha
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ken Mok
Running time	60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	The CW
Original run	March 6, 2007- – present
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll is an American reality TV series that premiered on March 6, 2007 on The CW. The series will take place over the course of eight weeks. It is a joint venture between Ken Mok's 10x10 Entertainment, Pussycat LLC, Interscope A&M Records, Wonderland Sound and Vision, and Warner Horizon Television.

The series will follow a group of young women as they go through an audition process to join the girl group The Pussycat Dolls. The contestants, who will also live together during the course of the series, will be groomed by the group's founder Robin Antin (who is also the series co-producer/creator) and will be judged on their vocal and dancing ability. The winner will join The Pussycat Dolls as the act's seventh member alongside the current members, who will also appear in the series.

The winner of the show will be featured on the sophomore album of The Pussycat Dolls, Double the Trouble.

In the UK, the show started airing on T4 (the Channel 4 weekend teenage block programming slot) on April 1, 2007. In Australia, the show is being aired on Channel Ten starting April 1st 2007.

Contents 1 Judges 2 Contestants 3 Episode Listing 4 Performances 5 Trivia 6 International Airings 7 External links

[edit] Judges

• Robin Antin
• Lil' Kim
• Ron Fair

[edit] Contestants

Name	Age	Hometown	Eliminated	Notes
Anastacia	23	San Francisco, California		Seasoned dancer and trained singer. Traveled in musicals at age 9.
Asia "Chimboo" Nitollano	18	Mt. Vernon, New York		Cheerleader for New York Knicks, daughter of Joe Bataan
Brittany Diiorio	20	Chesapeake, Virginia	Week 1
Chelsea Korka	20	Cooper City, Florida		Miss West Broward USA 2007, contestant at Miss Florida USA 2007
Jaime Benjamin	20	New York City, New York	Week 2
Mariela	24	Coconut Grove, Florida
Melissa Reyes	18	Cypress, California		Appeared in B5's music video for "U Got Me"[1] and in Keak Da Sneak's music video for "3 Freaks". Visit her fan MySpace by going to MySpace.com/MelissaReyesFans
Melissa Smith	24	Auburn Hills, Michigan & Whitby, Ontario		Auditioned on MTV's Making The Band 3 but was not selected for Danity Kane.
Sisely Treasure	24	Long Beach, California	Week 3	Former member of Cooler Kids.

[edit] Episode Listing

1. The Auditions
2. Welcome to the Dollhouse
3. The Transformation
4. She Dances Like a Drag Queen
5. Vegas, Baby
6. Dancin' With the Dolls

[edit] Performances

Episode	Song 1	Artist 1	Performers 1	Song 2	Artist 2	Performers 2	Song 3	Artist 3	Performers 3	Eliminated
The Auditions	Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)	The Pussycat Dolls	Sisely, Brittany, Mariela, Shauntae, Melissa S, Catherine	Buttons	The Pussycat Dolls	Jaime, Kelli, Ewa, Melissa R., Sandra, Asia	I Don't Need A Man	The Pussycat Dolls	Anjelia, Chelsea, Jasmin, Anastacia, Natascha, Robyn	Anjelia, Jasmin, Natascha, Robyn, Kelli, Ewa, Shauntae, Catherine, Sandra
Welcome to the Dollhouse	Crazy In Love	Beyonce	Chelsea, Melissa S. and Asia	Pon De Replay	Rihanna	Anastacia, Melissa R. and Sisely	1, 2 Step	Ciara	Jaime, Mariela and Brittany	Brittany
The Transformation	Free Your Mind	En Vogue	Melissa S., Asia, Mariela and Anastacia	Heartbreaker	Pat Benatar	Jaime, Sisely, Chelsea and Melissa R.				Jaime
She Dances Like a Drag Queen	Shame	Evelyn "Champagne" King	Chelsea, Mariela and Anastacia	Don't Leave Me This Way	Thelma Houston	Asia, Melissa R., Melissa S. and Sisely				Sisely

[edit] Trivia

• Lead vocalist of the Dolls, Nicole Scherzinger, was also discovered on a reality show; The WB's reality series Popstars, where she was used to create the female vocal group Eden's Crush.

• Two girls who tried out for the show but did not make the cut were contestants at Miss Teen USA 2005: Natascha Bessez, Miss New York Teen USA 2005 and Kelli Crossley, Miss Nevada Teen USA 2005. A third beauty queen from the same system, Miss West Broward USA 2007 Chelsea Korka, was chosen to be a part of the top nine and is now in the top 6.

• The house in which the contestants live is the same house used in America's Next Top Model, Cycle 4.

• One of the girls in the top eighteen, Sandra McCoy, appeared in the film Cry Wolf as Mercedes.

[edit] International Airings

• Philippines - ETC Entertainment Central

[edit] External links