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Extreme Beauty Queens

Billie JD Porter goes inside the Miss Venezuela boot camp, where plastic surgery and punishing diets transform ordinary young girls into rich and famous beauty queens in the world's most extreme contest. Billie spends six months with the contestants as they prepare for the spectacular grand final. She discovers that it's a gruelling marathon of posing and pouting for the ultimate prize which will change their lives. To succeed, the girls must impress Venezuela's king of beauty, Osmel Sousa, who is a ruthless perfectionist. Billie also explores why this country seems so obsessed with beauty when some of its people are still struggling with violence and poverty, as part of her thee-part journey across South America in World Cup year.

English
  • Originally Aired February 5, 2014
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network BBC Three
  • Created August 25, 2014 by
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