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The Swan was a 2004 American reality television program broadcast on Fox in which women who were judged to be ugly were given "extreme makeovers" that included several forms of plastic surgery. The title of the series refers to the fairy tale The Ugly Duckling, in which a homely bird matures into a swan.

Each contestant was assigned a panel of specialists â€" a coach, therapist, trainer, cosmetic surgeons, and a dentist â€" who together designed a program of total transformation. The contestants' work ethic, growth, and achievement was monitored over the course of three months. Each week, two women were featured, and at the episode's conclusion, one went home while another was selected to move to compete in the Swan pageant at the end of the season for a chance to be deemed The Swan.

The first two seasons both aired in 2004. A third season was tipped to happen, but the show was cancelled in early 2005 after ratings continued to drop.

The plastic surgeons on the team were chosen 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.

Season 1 (2004)

The Swan debuted on April 7, 2004.

Â Â Â Â Through to the pageant

Â Â Â Â Wildcard

Â Â Â Â Contestant Tanya dropped out of the show (on her own accord) after being caught with a mirror (which is against the rules of appearing on the series), so Merline was automatically in the swan pageant.

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:

Susie Castillo â€" Miss USA 2003
Valerie Trott â€" model management executive
Judith Regan â€" publisher of several self-help books
Tara Kraft â€" beauty director of Star magazine
Mike Ruiz â€" Fashion photographer z

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

Final competition scores

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.

Season 2 (2004)

Season two debuted on October 27, 2004. Kari and Gina. B from episode 4 were sisters.

Â Â Â Â Through to the pageant

Â Â Â Â Wildcard

Swan Pageant

At the show the judges scored the swan contestants in several categories, whittling them down to three finalists. The judges at the show were:

Ken Baker â€" West Coast Executive Editor of US Weekly magazine
Krista Sides-Klayman â€" LA Models Management, first agent of Tyra Banks
Carnie Wilson â€" Wilson Phillips singer, actor, author
Larry A. Thompson â€" Producer, Author
Dayanara Torres â€" Miss Universe 1993

The prizes awarded to the winner were:

$100,000 contract as a national spokesperson for NutriSystem
Six-day guided tour of Bangkok, Thailand, courtesy of Thai Airways International
One-of-a-kind custom evening gown by House of Thai Silk in Hollywood
One-year gym membership for her and her family courtesy of Spectrum
One-year supply of Mesoestetic medical skin care products
Weekend getaway to Las Vegas, Nevada as a guest of Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino
$10,000 personal coaching scholarship to Anthony Robbins Mastery University
$50,000 educational scholarship courtesy of Western International University
$35,000 smile transformation for winner's significant other provided by Sherri Worth in partnership with Da Vinci Studios

Final competition scores

After 9 episodes and 16 makeovers it was announced that DeLisa Styles had won the swan pageant. Gina B. placed runner-up, with Erica second runner-up.

Criticism

Journalist Jennifer Pozner, in her book Reality Bites Back, calls The Swan "the most sadistic reality series of the decade". Journalist Chris Hedges also criticized the show in his 2009 book Empire of Illusion, writing "The Swan's transparent message is that once these women have been surgically 'corrected' to resemble mainstream celebrity beauty as closely as possible, their problems will be solved". Feminist scholar Susan Douglas criticized the show in her book The Rise of Enlightened Sexism for its continuation of a negative female body image, claiming that "it made all too explicit the narrow physical standards to which women are expected to conform, the sad degree to which women internalize these standards, the lengths needed to get there, and the impossibility for most of us to meet the bar without, well, taking a box cutter to our faces and bodies".

It attracted further criticism internationally as British comedian and writer Charlie Brooker launched attacks on The Swan during his Channel 4 show You Have Been Watching, where guest Josie Long suggested the show be renamed "The bullies were right".

In 2013, second-season contestant Lorrie Arias spoke publicly about problems she attributed to her participation in The Swan, including unresolved surgery complications and mental health problems she says were exacerbated by her appearance on the program.

The show was ranked at #1 in Entertainment Weekly's 10 Worst Reality-TV Shows Ever.