The Swan Where Are They Now?
The Swan ran for 2 seasons with an overall of 18 Episodes and 32 makeovers. Rachel Love-Fraser had won the first season of the swan pageant. Beth was the runner-up, and Cindy was the second runner-up. Season 2's swan pageant had been won by DeLisa Styles. Gina B. was the runner-up, and Erica was the second runner-up. Here is the list of Contestants who Participated in The Sawn,
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Season 1
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 Slovich | Merline Norman |
Season 2
EP | Contestant 1 | Contestant 2 |
1 | Jennifer Patten | Kim Wilburn |
2 | Gina Davis | Lorrie Arias |
3 | Christina Ozuna | Erica Moore |
4 | Gina Bravata | Kari Bravata |
5 | Cinnamon Smith | Patti Chedohan |
6 | DeLisa Styles | Lorraine Norris |
7 | Marsha Meddleburg | Sylvia Cruz |
8 | Amy Williams | Dore Weber |
Kelly Alemi
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Kelly Alemi, a contestant from Season 1, recently gave an interview in which she was asked about critics who said the show made women look "hideous." Everyone had an opinion, she said, and she was shocked when she first saw herself. They had to retake the photo when they first saw themselves in the mirror because she said, "That kinda doesn't look like me." They warned her not to react the same way she did the first time, but she liked my new look at the end of the show.
Cindy Ingle
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Runner-up in the first season Cindy Ingle was also asked if she still felt "Chicka-bam" about her transition for the episode. She admitted she still feels "chick-a-bam" and that she had to go under the knife again after the ordeal. Cindy was playing ball when she was hit in the face by a fly ball. Reconstructive surgery was required for her. She had a brow lift, cheekbone lift, facelift, buckle fat removal, nose and boob job, tummy tuck, and thigh lip during the show. After the makeover, Ingle said that she was "ecstatic." Her kids didn't recognize me until I started talking, but they were so happy. She lived some time overseas, Italy for a while and all that confidence was through 'The Swan', and having that confidence, she is happy with the way she is.
Lorrie Arias
Arias, on the other hand, now has lupus, depression, bipolar disorder, and body dysmorphic disorder. She also put on the weight she had lost on the tv earlier on. During an interview, Arias admitted she was 155 on 'The Swan,' and now at 248. And in a bad mood. Despite everything that has happened to her, Arias has stated that she would do it all over again. The former Swan, on the other hand, admitted that it's more about trying to deal with her fears and anxieties than anything else. She said she assumed an abdominoplasty would boost my self-esteem to new heights. But it didn't.
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The Swan Show
Each contestant was paired with a team of experts, including a trainer, counselor, instructor, plastic surgeons, and a dentist, who colluded to create a total transformation plan. So over course of a few three months, the participants' work ethic, development, and accomplishment were assessed. Each week, two women were showcased, with one going home at the end of the episode and the other being chosen to start competing in the Swan pageant at the end of the season for the chance to be crowned The Swan. Read below to find out about The Swan Judges.
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The Swan Judges
The judges would score the swan contestants in each category during the show, eventually whittling them down to three finalists. The winner was given a modeling contract as well as other prizes from corporate sponsors. The following were the show's judges for Season 1:
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Susie Castillo has crowned Miss USA in 2003.
Valerie Trott is an executive in the model management industry.
Judith Regan is a self-help author and publisher.
Tara Kraft is Star magazine's beauty director.
Mike Ruiz is a photographer who specializes in fashion.
The following were the show's judges for Season 2:
Ken Baker is the Executive Editor of US Weekly on the West Coast.
LA Models Management, Krista Sides-Klayman
Wilson Phillips, singer, actor, and author Carnie Wilson
Dayanara Torres – Miss Universe 1993 Larry A. Thompson – Producer, Author
The Swan Controversies
The Swan was "hurtful and repellent even by reality's continuously plunging standards," according to USA Today's Robert Bianco. In her book Reality Bites Back, journalist Jennifer Pozner calls The Swan "the most sadism reality series of the decade." "The Swan's clear message is that once these ladies have been surgical intervention 'corrected' to resemble mainline celebrity beauty as accurately as possible, their problems would be solved," wrote journalist Chris Hedges in his 2009 book Empire of Illusion. Susan J. Douglas, a feminist scholar, slammed the show in her book The Rise of Enlightened Sexism for perpetuating a negative female body image.
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I’m worried that you might not remember The Swan, an early 00’s reality show where “ugly” women underwent extreme plastic surgery and then were forced to compete in a pageant against one another. — Joshua Conkel (@JoshuaConkel) August 3, 2020
The Swan drew even more international criticism after British comedian and writer Charlie Brooker attacked it on Channel 4's You Have Been Watching, with guest Josie Long suggesting that the show be renamed "The Bullies Were Right." The show was named the worst reality television show ever generated by Entertainment Weekly in 2010.
