Dentist Story

We just got back from our six month dental check-up. They were short a hygenist today, so they had a new dentist do my cleaning instead. Very attractive. After we left, I had the strange feeling that I knew her from somewhere. All of sudden it hit me: she was a contestant on ABC's Are You Hot? She is very nice and easy going. The picture is not very good. It makes her face look funny. She said I had very nice teeth, healthy gums, and very little plaque build-up. Yeah Brad! I found the following article on the web site of the Suburban Chicago News newspaper site.

Talent Shows: Get Real: Reality TV Is An Affront
Posted on Monday, February 17 @ 09:46:59 PST

If you've ever met Chiann Gibson or had your teeth cleaned by this dentist, you already know she's one hot lady.

That's why it should come as no big surprise the 34-year-old Aurora woman ended up on the newest TV reality show, Are You Hot? The Search for America's Sexiest People.

Chiann auditioned for the show more on a whim than anything. The former Miss Washington USA and Miss Tropicana beauty pageant winner figured it would be a fun diversion from drilling teeth all day.
"I just thought it would be an adventure, another challenge in life," she said.

Chiann, who speaks four languages and is also an accomplished violinist, easily captured one of the two coveted spots from the thousands who applied in the Chicago region alone. But when she joined a couple dozen other contestants in Los Angeles a few weeks ago to tape Are You Hot? she was hit with an unfortunate dose of reality.

"The show was not even close to what they presented to us earlier. I specifically asked them if this was going to be degrading, and they said absolutely not," said Chiann on Friday.

Chiann says she and another contestant, a lawyer from Minnesota, tried to get out of the gig once they saw it was nothing more than a venue designed to make people cower, quiver and cry. After complaining to producers, she said they were told to stick it out for at least the two-hour premiere.

Chiann was one of the fortunate ones spared the scathing comments by the panel of judges, the only negative comment that was thrown her way came from Duke, who suggested she might look better with more brown in her hair.

But other contestants were "degraded and humiliated for the pure fun of it." It all seemed so scripted, said Chiann. They deliberately bring on fat people, then tell them they are too fat. They choose someone with less than perfect teeth, then tell them their teeth are terrible. One young woman "was absolutely crushed" when told she looked like Marilyn Manson in drag.

Chiann didn't make the cut. And that's just fine with her.

"I've got a husband and a profession at home," she said. "But for a lot of these people, especially the young ones, they are looking at this as their big break." Instead, the show breaks their spirits and preys upon their vulnerabilities. "It's all about ratings," said Chiann's husband, Jim.