The Swan (TV series)
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| The Swan | |
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| Format | Reality show |
| Created by | dan |
| Developed by | FremantleMedia |
| Starring | Amanda Byram (host) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 18 (9 from season 1 and 9 from season 2) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Arthur Smith Nely Galan |
| Running time | 45–50 min |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FOX |
| Original run | April 7, 2004 – December 20, 2004 |
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| IMDb profile | |
The Swan was a 2004 U.S. reality television program broadcast on Fox in which average-looking women were given "extreme makeovers" that included several forms of plastic surgery. The title of the series refers to the story of The Ugly Duckling that grows up and becomes a swan.
Each contestant was assigned a panel of specialists — a coach, therapist, trainer, cosmetic surgeons and a dentist — who together designed an individually tailored program for her. The contestants’ work ethic, growth and achievement was monitored during a three-month transformation process. Two women were featured every week and at the episode’s conclusion, one went home and one was selected to move on to the Swan pageant, where the women competed with each other to be The Swan.
Both the first and second seasons debuted in 2004. A third season was tipped to happen, but the show was cancelled in early 2005 after continued ratings drops
The Plastic Surgeons on the team were chosen among hundreds for their ability to perform often startling transformations. Drs. Terry Dubrow and Randal Haworth, both board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, were selected by the producers of the show to perform the multiple plastic surgical operations for each of the two aired seasons.
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[edit] Season one
The Swan debuted on April 7, 2004.
| EP | Contestant #1 | Contestant #2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly Alemi | Rachel Love-Fraser |
| 2 | Kristy Garza | Christina Tyree |
| 3 | Cindy Ingle | Tawnya C. |
| 4 | Beth Lay | Kathy Rickers |
| 5 | Andrea Morris | Belinda Bessant |
| 6 | Sarina Voight | Kelly Becker |
| 7 | Marnie Rygiewicz | Dawn Goad |
| 8 | Tanya S.* | Merline Norman |
- Green - through to the swan pageant
- Yellow - wildcard
- *Contestant Tanya, dropped out of the show, after being caught with a mirror (which is against the rules of appearing on the series), so she left the show (on her own accord), so Marline was automatically in the swan pageant.
[edit] Swan Pageant
At the show the judges would score in every category with the swan contestants competing, eventually being whittled down to three finalists. The judges at the show were:
- Miss USA 2003, Susie Castillo
- Valerie Trott, model management exec
- Judith Regan, publisher of several self-help books
- Tara Kraft, beauty director of Star magazine
- Fashion photographer Mike Ruiz
The prizes awarded to the winner were:
- A modeling contract with judge Trott’s Agency
- A designer wardrobe of unspecified value
- A week in Honolulu, Hawaii
- A weekend in Las Vegas
- $50,000 educational scholarship at Western International University
- $10,000 of personal coaching
- A 2004 Jaguar
- $50,000 cash
After 9 episodes and 16 makeovers it was announced that Rachel Love-Fraser had won the swan pageant. Beth placed runner up, with Cindy second-runner up.
The scores (out of 10) with judges Castillo, Trott, Regan, Kraft, Ruiz respectively are as follows:
| Swan Finalist | Evening Gown | Swimsuit | Question-and-Answer | Lingerie |
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| Rachel (winner) | 9.8, 9.6, 9.9, 9.8, 9.9 | 9.9, 9.5, 9.8, 9.8, 9.9 | 9.6, 9.2, 9.2, 10.0, 10.0 | 9.6, 9.3, 9.6, 9.9, 9.9 |
| Beth (runner-up) | 9.7, 9.3, 9.5, 9.7, 9.7 | 9.8, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.6 | 10.0, 8.2, 9.1, 9.6, 9.1 | 9.7, 8.2, 9.4, 9.3, 9.0 |
| Cindy (2nd runner-up) | 9.5, 9.3, 9.4, 9.4, 9.4 | 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.4, 9.5 | 8.5, 8.8, 9.2, 9.5, 8.5 | 9.8, 9.1, 9.5, 9.4, 8.9 |
| Kelly.A | 8.4, 8.5, 8.5, 8.6, 8.6 | 8.4, 8.4, 8.4, 8.6, 8.7 | 9.9, 8.0, 8.8, 9.3, 9.2 | 9.8, 8.1, 8.5, 9.0, 9.3 |
| Marnie | 8.8, 8.9, 8.8, 8.9, 8.8 | 9.3, 8.9, 9.0, 9.1, 9.1 | 8.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, 8.5 | 9.5, 8.1, 8.0, 8.9, 8.4 |
| Sarina | 8.5, 8.6, 8.8, 8.8, 8.7 | 8.9, 8.5, 8.5, 8.7, 8.7 | 9.4, 9.2, 8.6, 8.8, 9.0 | 7.9, 8.2, 8.4, 8.9, 8.8 |
| Merline | 7.7, 7.9, 8.1, 8.0, 8.0 | 7.6, 7.9, 8.0, 8.0, 7.9 | ||
| Christina | 8.0, 7.7, 7.7, 7.8, 8.0 | 8.1, 7.7, 8.0, 7.9, 7.7 | ||
| Belinda | 7.7, 7.7, 7.7, 7.8, 7.8 | 7.6, 7.7, 7.7, 7.8, 7.8 |
[edit] Season two
Season two debuted on October 27, 2004. Kari and Gina. B from episode 4 were sisters. The eventual winner was DeLisa Styles. Gina. B was announced runner up, with Erica second-runner up.
| Contestant #1 | Contestant #2 | Through to the pageant |
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| Jennifer | Kim | Jennifer |
| Gina. D | Lorrie | Gina. D |
| Christina | Erica | Erica |
| Gina. B^ | Kari | Kari |
| Cinnamon | Patti | Cinnamon |
| DeLisa | Lorraine | DeLisa |
| Marsha | Sylvia | Marsha |
| Amy | Dore | Amy |
- ^During the swan pageant, it was announced that Gina. B was the wildcard for the pageant.
[edit] Criticism
The show has been criticized for being a commercial for promoting plastic surgery, a view of beauty packaged and marketed by the fashion industry, and a lack of ethics in preying on weak people. [1] [2]
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- The Swan at the Internet Movie Database
