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American game show

The $ Beauty Show is an American game show that aired in syndication from September ^[1] to September

Hosted by Rip Taylor, the series is a parody of beauty contests, and featured six female contestants (including the occasional overweight ones), as well as celebrities Sandra Bernhard, Rhonda Shear, and actress Teresa Ganzel,^[2] and on at least one occasion a male dressed in drag) competing for the title of "$ Beauty Queen".

Chuck Barris created the series and was executive producer. Johnny Jacobs was the announcer.

Format

Although The $ Beauty Show was staged and played broadly, the format was really a subtle satire where the traditional roles were reversed.

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The comedian did the announcing, and the announcer told the jokes. The celebrity judges, introduced with great ceremony, contributed nothing during the proceedings and did not speak, even when it came time to announce the winner.

The judge seated nearest