Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Ugly” women got trainers, therapists, and yes, surgeons to help them get prettier and more confident over the course of three ...

If you can’t beat them, get plastic surgery. This is what I’ve decided will be my new motto for the year. With reality TV shows still strangling our television sets it seems no matter what channel I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Swan premiered on Fox on April 7, 2004, and followed a group of women who called themselves "ugly ducklings," transforming ...

Season 1 of 'The Swan' Season 1 of 'The Swan'Everett Collection There is the everyday nastiness baked into reality shows that manipulate cast members into bad-mouthing and backstabbing each other, and ...

Finally, someone is reckoning with the insanity that was The Swan. If you thought the makeovers highlighted on Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model were intense, you've only seen the tip of ...

The early 2000s reality television scene boasted such long-running favorites as Survivor and The Real World, but also brought a new subgenre of makeover shows including Extreme Makeover and The Swan.