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ANTM winner CariDee to host Oxygen series
by Dan J Kroll
Posted Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:26:14 PM
by Maria Gonzalez/BuddyTV.com
Another former Top Model contestant has landed on television. Cycle 7 winner CariDee will host a new television series on the Oxygen network.
If simply being a contestant on America's Next Top Model ensures a steady career, then winning the show would definitely take you places. Such is the case of Cycle 7's CariDee English, who landed a spot as the host of a new reality series for Oxygen:
Pretty Wicked.
The new show, produced by R.J. Cutler (
30 Days,
American High), will pit ten divas against one another to see who exactly is the fairest of them all – on the inside, that is. These women have got their looks going for them, but their attitudes aren't so fitting. Sounds a bit like Charm School, doesn't it?
The Oxygen network has ordered eight one-hour episodes of Pretty Wicked, which challenges its competitors to find their inner beauty more important than outside. It's actually like an extension of the lessons learned America's Next Top Model, so it's apt that CariDee English be the host. Joining her are comedian Kyle Cease, plus-sized model Mia Tyler and licensed psychotherapist Jenn Berman, who will be the judges for
Pretty Wicked.
The series will feature unique challenges, in which the contestants will be having “make unders” instead of makeovers and sent to face a bunch of attractive guys. Pressured with that, the girls must do their best to show grace and poise, with the winner going home with $50,000.
Pretty Wicked is executive-produced by Cutler and Jonas Larsen, who is also responsible for Tabatha's Salon Takeover and Celebrity Fit Club. It's scheduled to premiere on March 31 at 10pm, on Oxygen.
CariDee English is no newbie when it comes to hosting shows. While on America's Next Top Model, she made her way to a cameo appearance on the CW series
One Tree Hill. Since then, she co-hosted MTV's
Scarred, and has appeared several times on the
Tyra Banks Show. This year, she'll be focusing on Pretty Wicked while continuing her work as a driving force in modeling.
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