Meet the 'True Beauty' Contestants

By Rick Porter, Zap2It.com | December 30, 2008

'True Beauty' judges Cheryl Tiegs, Vanessa Minnillo and Nole Marin

Six women, four guys judged on inner as well as outer beauty

ABC has revealed the identities of the 10 people whose "True Beauty" (or lack thereof) will be on display to the world starting next week.

The six women and four men, who range in age from 21 to 31, go into the show thinking they've been recruited for a TV show that will judge which one of them is the hottest (like Are You Hot?, but without Lorenzo Lamas and his laser pointer). However, cameras will also record their behavior, and they'll be judged as much as on how they act and how they treat other people as how they look.

They won't be made aware of this fact until after each elimination, when the booted contestant sees a series of clips showing how he or she behaved. The winner gets a pile of cash and a spot in People's annual "100 Most Beautiful" issue.

Former MTV VJ Vanessa Minnillo serves as host of the show and one of its judges, along with model Cheryl Tiegs and stylist Nole Marin ("America's Next Top Model"). Tyra Banks ("Top Model") and Ashton Kutcher ("Beauty and the Geek") are among the executive producers.

Your contestants are:

Name: Julia Anderson
Age: 23
Occupation: Magician's assistant
Hometown: Dallas

Name: Chelsea Bush
Age: 21
Occupation: Model/artist
Hometown: Brentwood, Tenn.

Name: Billy Jeffrey
Age: 31
Occupation: Vitamin store owner
Hometown: Lewiston, Idaho

Name: Laura Leigh
Age: 21
Occupation: Model
Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.

Name: Ashley Michaelson
Age: 21
Occupation: Designer's assistant
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.

Name: CJ Miller
Age: 26
Occupation: Barista
Hometown: Los Angeles

Name: Joel Rush
Age: 26
Occupation: Imaging software salesman
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.

Name: Hadiyyah-lah Fatimah Sa'id
Age: 23
Occupation: Audio engineer
Hometown: Minneapolis

Name: Monique Santiago
Age: 21
Occupation: Go-go dancer
Hometown: New York City

Name: Ray Seitz
Age: 29
Occupation: Artist
Hometown: San Diego