Miss Naked Beauty is a short-lived, six-episode reality television show produced by Maverick Television, aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. The show, presented by Gok Wan and Myleene Klass, was conceived as a radical "reality" take on beauty pageants. Some 7000 women applied to become the "ultimate 21st century beauty queen". The focus of the program is on natural and diverse beauty, as opposed to surgically "enhanced" and conformist concepts of beauty. In the first episode, hundreds of remaining applicants were whittled down to just twelve finalists, by a panel of judges composed of fashion stylist Gok Wan, musician Myleene Klass, magazine editor James Brown, journalist Kathryn Flett and musician, actress and TV presenter Mica Paris. In subsequent episodes, various issues were explored such as body image, plastic surgery, self-esteem, modern versus Renaissance and earlier notions of beauty, eating disorders, over-reliance on makeup, the fashion industry. Meanwhile, the programme also progressed as a pageant, eliminating contestants in typical reality TV style, down to five finalists.
Episode 1
Oct 21, 2008
200 ladies arrive in Blackpool. 25 are chosen, hosed down, and the final 12 are picked
Episode 2
Oct 28, 2008
12 become 10 and face up to their own body insecurities in a photo shoot. Challenged to get a size-14 mannequin into a shop window.
Episode 3
Nov 4, 2008
10 become 8 who are challenged to get Essex ladies to take off their make up before entering a club.
Episode 4
Nov 11, 2008
The ladies are dressed up as modern day glamour girls and go totally nude for a photo shoot then visit a cosmetic surgery clinic.
Episode 5
Nov 18, 2008
A disastrous week for the wannabes, find out how the final five bounced back.
Episode 6
Nov 25, 2008
Miss Naked Beauty 2008 is crowned after a few surprise eliminations and a beauty pageant finale.
