American Princess (2005 TV series)

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American Princess
GenreReality competition
Presented byCatherine Oxenberg
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14
Production
Running time42 minutes
Production companyITV Studios
Original release
NetworkWE tv
ReleaseAugust 7, 2005 (2005-08-07) –
October 7, 2007 (2007-10-07)

American Princess is an American reality competition that aired on WE tv from August 7, 2005,[1] until October 7, 2007. It is hosted by Catherine Oxenberg with Jean Broke-Smith and Paul Burrell serving as judges.[1] American Princess is based on the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion and Alan Jay Lerner's My Fair Lady in a modern setting, where twenty American women who are average, plain, and rather ill-mannered, are taken to London, England to master the finer arts of British society and be crowned "American Princess" and earn valuable prizes. But first, the women have to learn how to eat dinner, handle cutlery, serve tea, walk in high heels, dance, and act as a proper royal should be.[1]

There is an Australian version called Australian Princess, which features similar judges such as Paul Burell who also appears in both versions.

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  1. ^ a b c "20 WomeN. One CrowN. It's Going to Be a Royal Showdown!". The Futon Critic (Press release). WE tv. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

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