FOLLOW THE INCREDIBLE TRANSFORMATIONS OF DESHANTE, A CHURCH CHOIR SINGER WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN MARRED BY A CLEFT PALATE AND LIP, AND PAM, WHO IS STUNNED BY HER BOYFRIEND'S SURPRISE WEDDING PROPOSAL -- THE SHOW'S FIRST EVER -- ON ABC'S "EXTREME MAKEOVER"

Also Stylist Sam Saboura Transforms a Teacher's Aide from Palm Springs, CA With a "Mini-Extreme Makeover"

"Episode 208" - Follows the journeys of DeShante, a 22-year-old church choir singer from Pittsburg, California and Pam, a 47-year-old respiratory therapist and mother of three from Las Vegas, Nevada, from their "before" phases, then as they undergo their various procedures and, finally, when the end results are revealed to their families and friends, on "Extreme Makeover," THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 11/13/03)

Editors please note: This program replaces "Secrets of Extreme Makeover" which had been scheduled for this time.

DeShante and Pam were given a truly Cinderella-like experience, as they were able to change their looks in an effort to transform their lives and destinies and to make their dreams come true. This was all accomplished through the skills of an "Extreme Team," including plastic surgeons, eye surgeons and cosmetic dentists, with a talented team of hair and makeup artists, stylists and personal trainers.

DeShante, a 22-year-old church choir singer from Pittsburg, California, feels that her life has been marred by her cleft palate and lip. Called "hairlip" by kids when she was young, DeShante underwent four operations until her parents' money ran out. Consequently, the congential deformity has never been corrected -- until now, though the combined efforts of Dr. Yuan and Dr. Dorfman. DeShante had her septum straightened, cartilage graft from ear to her right nostril, nose reshaping and leveling, reconstruction of cleft lip and mouth muscles, tummy tuck, liposuction, inner thigh lift, chemical peel, a porcelain veneer, augmented missing gums and permanent upper bridge.

DeShante's "Extreme Team" included:

* Dr. Robin T.W. Yuan, a prominent board-certified plastic surgeon and assistant clinical professor of plastic surgery at UCLA

* Dentist Dr. William Dorfman, one of the pioneers of tooth whitening. Celebrity clientele includes Matthew Perry, Usher, Ali Landry, Brooke Burke and Melissa Joan Hart

* Dr. Robert Maloney, considered one of the 10 best Lasik surgeons in the world, who has performed Lasik surgery on such celebrities as Cindy Crawford and Barry Manilow

* Dermatologist Ava T. Shamban, owner and director of Laser Institute for Dermatology in Santa Monica

* Healthy Lifestyle Transformation Expert Michael George, whose celebrity clientele includes Meg Ryan, Christian Slater, Julianne Moore and Miguel Ferrer

* Wardrobe stylist Sam Saboura, who has served as a celebrity fashion stylist for Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sarah Jessica Parker, MTV's "Movie House" and the Osbournes

* Hair stylist Heather Lloyd of Lloyd Windsor

* Extension specialist Joanne Morrison of Steam

* Makeup Artist Kim England of Anastasia in Beverly Hills, whose celebrity clientele includes Julianna Margulies and Lara Flynn Boyle

* Nutrition and diet plans provided by Nutrifit, personalized meals, education programs and products that produce long-lasting results for health and weight management

A resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, Pam has been in a happy and stable relationship with Ron for four years. However, she's getting antsy and wants Ron to decide whether he wants to commit or keep playing the field. Pam wants a makeover so she can stun Ron with her new looks, but ends up being the one who is stunned when Ron surprises her with a wedding proposal.

Pam had upper and lower eyelid lift, rhinoplasty, bilateral otoplasty, liposuction of neck, abdomen and thighs, photo facial, laser resurfacing, laser hair removal, botox and collagen, six porcelain veneers, gum surgery, permanent upper bridge, reshaped and bonded lower teeth and zoom whitening.

Pam's "Extreme Team" included:

* Dr. Malcolm Lesavoy, a prominent board-certified plastic surgeon and clinical professor of plastic and reconstructive srgery at UCLA

* Dentist Dr. William Dorfman, one of the pioneers of tooth whitening. Celebrity clientele includes Matthew Perry, Usher, Ali Landry, Brooke Burke and Melissa Joan Hart

* Dr. Robert Maloney, considered one of the 10 best Lasik surgeons in the world, who has performed Lasik surgery on such celebrities as Cindy Crawford and Barry Manilow

* Dermatologist Ava T. Shamban, owner and director of Laser Institute for Dermatology in Santa Monica

* Personal trainer Michael Thurmond, who has trained Paula Abdul

* Wardrobe stylist Sam Saboura, who has served as a celebrity fashion stylist for Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sarah Jessica Parker, MTV's "Movie House" and the Osbournes

* Hair stylist Dusty Simington of Salon Gregories, who has done hair for Vicki Lawrence, Jenny Garth and Daisy Fuentes

* Makeup Artist Kim England of Anastasia in Beverly Hills, whose celebrity clientele includes Julianna Margulies and Lara Flynn Boyle

* Nutrition and diet plans provided by Sally Ann Catering, a gourmet custom meal plan and event production

In addition, resident style guru Sam Saboura transforms Elizabeth, a 46-year-old teacher's aide and mother of four from Cathedral City, California, with a "Mini-Extreme Makeover." In a fast and furious wardrobe/hair/makeup overhaul, viewers will see her amazing before and after results in the first half-hour of the show. And Sam dispenses his tricks and tips in the fields of fashion, personal style and grooming with "news you can use" to give yourself a whole new look without any plastic surgery in his "Makeover in a Minute" countdown.

"Extreme Makeover" is produced by New Screen Entertainment and Lighthearted Entertainment. Chuck Bangert, Lou Gorfain and Howard Schultz are the executive producers. This program carries a TV-PG parental guideline.

This program carries a TV-PG parental guideline.