The $1.98 Beauty Show

''From Hollywood, it's the make-believe search, for the most beautiful it the world. It's the $1.98 Beauty Show.''

Broadcast
Syndication - September 4, 1978–September 1980

Packager
Chuck Barris Productions

Host
Rip Taylor

Announcer
Johnny Jacobs

Format
This show was a completely make-believe beauty contest. Six women were vying for the title of $1.98 beauty of the week. There were three segments: introductions, talent, and swimsuit.

Introductions
Each girl (introduced by Rip) came out one by one, to be judged by a panel of three celebrity judges.

Talent
The six girls each performed in a variety of ways in the talent round.

Swimsuit
And finally, all six, one at a time, came out in gorgeous swimsuits. After each one came out, they stood at the right side of the set with the show's title on it.

And the Winner is...
At the end of each show, host Rip was given a piece of paper (delivered by Chuck Barris staffer Larry Spencer) to announce the week's winner. The winning lady won $1.98 (personally given by Rip via the coin-belt), a lousy crown and a bouquet of rotten vegetables. The winning woman was treated to a song sung by Rip, which was a parody of "Here she is, Miss America".

Rising Stars
Today's celebrities Sandra Bernhard, Teresa Ganzel & Rhonda Shear all appeared as contestants on the $1.98 Beauty Show. One of them (Sandra Bernhard) appeared under a different name, and two of them (Sandra & Rhonda) won.

Link
$1.98 Beauty Show @ tvofyourlife.com