Get Gorgeous

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Get Gorgeous is a reality television show and model talent search premiered in 2004 on by one of India’s music channels, Channel [V]. The show tries to discover fresh new talent and the winners get a contract with a top modeling agency. Channel [V] goes around India auditioning thousands of aspiring models.

In the show’s first season, six thousand entries were received and 16 finalists were taken to Goa to be judged by designers Hemant Trivedi and Aparna Chandra, make-up artist Ambika Pillai, choreographers Tanya and Aparna Behl, fitness guru Mickey Mehta and lensman Sameer Parekh. The show’s four winners entered the modeling world by walking the ramp for designer Suneet Verma at the Milan Fashion Week.

[edit] Get Gorgeous IV

Channel [V] began Get Gorgeous IV on June 7, 2007. This year the show had 8 judges, including Samantha Kocchar, Alison Kanuga and Shantanu & Nikhil, who travelled with the 10 semi-finalists to the Swaswara resort in Goa for a modelling boot camp. The winner received a modelling contract with the Elite Model Management Agency. The 10 finalists of Get faltu IV were: 1. Rachel 2. Nidhi 3. Rebecca 4. Arlette 5. Mizpah 6. Kirtana 7. Arika 8. Sarika 9. Nina 10. Sneha

Rachel emerged as the winner in the competition beating Nidhi, Rebecca, Arlette and Arika. The Grand Finale had approximately 1000 guests visiting the high-profile show including a number of celebrities. The anchor of the show was Channel V's VJ Pia. During the taping of Get Gorgeous IV, Channel [V] allowed a blogger from the website www.trendy.in to live among the contestants and collect exclusive behind-the-scenes material for her video diaries and “The Gorgeous Blogger” blog.