The eight-part series Pageant Place, which debuts on Wednesday, repackages the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA champions as TV roommates for the kind of behind-the-scenes spectacle that made hits of shows like Big Brother and The Osbournes.
The new series follows Miss Universe Riyo Mori from Japan, Miss USA Rachel Smith of Tennessee and two Miss Teen USA winners - Katie Blair and Hilary Cruz - as they share a high-rise apartment in New York City for one year.
Acting as their minder and "unofficial peer advisor" for the show will be none other than Tara Conner (pictured right), the 2006 Miss USA queen who was almost forced to give up her crown over revelations of her underage drinking.
Real estate mogul Donald Trump, co-owner of the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants, publicly rebuked Conner for her behavior but let her keep her tiara when she agreed in January to enter a rehabilitation program. Conner later admitted to struggling with both alcoholism and cocaine abuse.
Pageant Place press materials say the four beauty queen roommates will "have a now sober Tara to guide them away from the temptations and unrelenting attention that led to her notoriety when she was Miss USA."
And if that's not enough, Trump himself will be "dropping by to check in and make sure they all stay on track," according to the press release from MTV, a unit of Viacom Inc.
Source: China Daily/Agencies
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