- Get Gorgeous
"Get Gorgeous" is a reality television show and model talent search premiered in 2004 on by one of India’s music channels, [Channel V|Channel [V] . The show, the brainchild of maverick head of Channel [V] - Amar Deb -"GG" discovered fresh new modeling talent. And the winners got a contract with Elite Models. Channel [V] went 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 lensmanSameer Parekh . The show’s four winners entered the modeling world by walking the ramp for designer Suneet Verma at the Milan Fashion Week.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 Gorgeous IV were:1. Rachel Varghese2. Nidhi3. Rebecca4. Arlette5. Mizpah Waters6. Kirtana7. Arika8. Sarika9. Nina10. 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.
Season 5
Season 5 was the 2008 edition of the now hit show.Coming to an end on July 25,2008,it was won by Iris Maity.The two runners-up were Gwen Athaid and Salome Polaki.This Season was hosted once again by Channel V's VJ Pia Trivedi.
Reception
This season was the most successful season of Get Gorgeous.It garnered an average of 10 million viewers
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