She had her big break on CBS' ' The Young and the Restless,' playing Isabella Braña from 2001 to 2003, at which time she was cast as Gabrielle Solis in ABC's ' Desperate Housewives.' The eight-year role earned her a Golden Globe nomination.Īside from an acting career, and several business ventures, including a restaurant in Hollywood, she is heavily involved in philanthropy work. In A Day' and guest starring on ' Beverly Hills, 90210.' They were Anna Jenkins (Student), Laura Milne (Solicitor and Employment Law specialist), Amy Dunn (Teacher), Denise Horsely (Dancer), Gemma Vittie (Car Saleswoman), Qlaudia Kelk (Mum), Dawn Hunter (Student), Natasha Crook (Model), Lucinda Richardson (Dental Student), Jo (Singer and Beautician) and Dalia Tweedy (Care Worker).Eva Longoria landed her first TV job just a year after the pageant, hosting a weekend destination segment on 'L.A. The competition was won on 25 November 2008 by Shona Collins of London.Īside from Shona, the final 12 contestants came from diverse backgrounds. The lady crowned Miss Naked Beauty 2008 won the chance to write a magazine column about beauty, become the face of a new modelling agency and be a part of the 2009 series of Gok Wan's other show, How to Look Good Naked. The show sought a 'natural-beauty campaigner' in the winner of the show. Despite its name, the show only features brief nudity (mostly bare breasts), and should not be confused with nude pageants, such as Miss Exotic World. Meanwhile, the programme also progressed as a pageant, eliminating contestants in typical reality TV style, down to five finalists.

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. 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. The focus of the program is on natural and diverse beauty, as opposed to surgically 'enhanced' and conformist concepts of beauty. Some 7000 women applied to become the 'ultimate 21st century beauty queen'. The show, presented by Gok Wan and Myleene Klass, was conceived as a radical 'reality' take on beauty pageants.

Miss Naked Beauty is a short-lived, six-episode reality television show produced by Maverick Television, aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.

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