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TRUE BEAUTY
Air Date: Monday, January 19, 2009
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#103) "Episode 103"
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CONTESTANTS ARE SECRETLY TESTED ON COMPASSION AND SPORTSMANSHIP ON THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF ABC'S "TRUE BEAUTY"

Vanessa Minnillo Hosts / Cheryl Tiegs and Nol� Marin Are Judges

"Episode 103" - In week three CJ Miller escapes elimination and the group of beautiful people is secretly tested on compassion and sportsmanship, on "True Beauty," MONDAY, JANUARY 19 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on The ABC Television Network.

The contestants are preparing for a photo session while performing one of four sports activities: volleyball, tennis, basketball and karate. The four shots will be put together to make a team poster, and the best overall poster wins. The losing team will send its captain and one other member to the Hall of Beauty to face elimination.

Before the photo shoot, the contestants will travel to a local gym to practice and rehearse. They will meet with a group of coaches who will work with them on all four sports. They'll also consult with a wardrobe stylist who will help them dress for the shoot. What they don't know is that the stylist is a planted actor and the wardrobe area is rigged with a set of secret cameras that will be recording the contestants as they are tested on their compassion and sportsmanship. In this scenario, the wardrobe woman is in the middle of being dumped by her cheating boyfriend, and spends a lot of time answering angry phone calls from him and crying. The judges watch the contestants to see who will show compassion for the crying woman and who will be too self-absorbed to notice.

Current female contestants are: Monique Santiago, a 21-year-old dancer from Manhattan, NY; Julia Anderson, a 23-year-old magician's assistant from Dallas, Texas; Laura Leigh, a 21-year-old model from Staten Island, New York; and Chelsea Bush, a 21-year old model/artist from Brentwood, Tennessee.

The men are: CJ Miller, a 26-year-old barista from Los Angeles, California; Billy Jeffrey, a 31-year-old vitamin store owner from Lewiston, Idaho; Joel Rush, a 26-year-old imaging software salesman from Tampa, Florida; and Ray Seitz, a 29-year-old artist from San Diego, California.

At the end of the season, one winner will be declared, a person who is truly beautiful inside and out, and who will receive a cash prize and a spot in PEOPLE's 100 Most Beautiful People issue.

"True Beauty" is hosted and judged by Vanessa Minnillo, along with judges Cheryl Tiegs and Nol� Marin. Executive producers are Denise Cramsey, Tyra Banks and Laura Armstrong for Bankable Productions, and Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg, Karey Burke and Rod Aissa for Katalyst Productions. The series is a production of Warner Horizon Television. This program carries a TV-14,L parental guideline.

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