Host | |
Catherine Oxenberg | |
Judges | |
Jean-Broke Smith & Paul Burrell | |
Broadcast | |
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Packager | |
Granada Entertainment |
American Princess was a short-lived, two-season reality television series that featured twenty American women who are average, plain, uncouth and rather ill-mannered who are taken to London, England to master the finer arts of British society.
Premise[]
As the women vie for the prize, they learn how to eat dinner, handle cutlery, serve tea, walk in high heels, dance and act as a proper royal should be. The prize? A royal title, a glittering Harry Winston tiara worth one million dollars and the honor of being crowned the first ever "American Princess".
International Version[]
An Australian version of the series called Australian Princess was hosted by Jackie O (not to be confused with the now deceased wife of the now-deceased 35th president John F. Kennedy of the same name) aired on the Network Ten for two season from 2005 until 2007. This version was also judged by Jean-Broke Smith and Paul Burrell but unlike the American version this also had a third judge by the name of Jane Luedecke.
The show itself has also aired in:
- Belgium
- Canada
- Finland
- Middle East
- United Kingdom
Trivia[]
The show is based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and Alan Jay Lerner's My Fair Lady.
Catherine Oxenberg is best known for playing Amanda Carrington on TV's Dynasty (1981 version).