Playboy Shootout was an adult reality competition airing on Playboy TV produced by America's Next Top Model director Claudia Frank. Hosted by Brande Roderick, it pits 10 professional photographers and 10 models in a series of photo shoot elimination rounds. The final 2 contestants get the opportunity to be published in Playboy Magazine.[1]

Playboy Shootout
Playboy Shootout Logo
Created byBill Thill
StarringBrande Roderick
Country of originUnited States
Production
Executive producersBill Thill
Claudia Frank
Production locationsMalibu, California
Santa Monica, California
Running time30 mins
Production companiesThillville Productions
Playboy TV
Original release
NetworkPlayboy TV
ReleaseApril 3, 2010 (2010-04-03)-June 10, 2010 (2010-06-10)

History

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Beginning in November 2009, PlayboyTV.com announced that it was searching for professional photographers and fashion models to compete on the Playboy Shootout reality series.[2] Submissions were accepted via the online site and ultimately the applicants were whittled down into groups of 10 for each category, hand-picked by Hugh Hefner himself.

In early 2010, the final contestants were assembled and brought to a private Malibu mansion where they were broken into groups of 2 and instructed to endure a series of challenges. Similar to the format of Project Runway, each team of 1 photographer and 1 model was required to face a panel of 3 judges after shooting a series of pictorials utilizing specific elements dictated by host Brande Roderick (fire, water, motorcycles, etc.). The 2 mainstay judges were Playboy photographer Stephen Wayda and former Playmate, Cara Zavaleta. A third judge seat was filled by a revolving slot of Playboy-related celebrity guests, including Adrianne Curry, Sara Jean Underwood, Andrea Lowell, Tiffany Fallon, Traci Bingham, Ida Ljungqvist, Carmella DeCesare, and The Girls Next Door.

One by one, each team was eliminated, with ultimately 1 photographer and 1 model getting the chance to be featured in Playboy magazine.

Playboy Shootout premiered on April 3, 2010 at 10:00pm EST, as part of Playboy TV's new Saturday block of Date Night couples-friendly programming with a new episode appearing every Saturday until the finale on June 5, 2010.

Contestants

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Name Contestant Type Hometown Eliminated
Cassandra Dawn Model El Segunda, California Episode 7
Dany Anderson Model Irvine, California Episode 1
Steve Anderson Photographer Los Angeles, California Episode 3
Annah Barnes Model Huntington Beach, California Episode 1
Morgan Chapman Photographer Los Angeles, California Episode 9
Lisa Coffey Model Germany / Los Angeles, California Episode 4
Phil Faraone Photographer Arcadia, California Episode 4
Bridgette Model Melville, New York Episode 3
Lorenzo Hodges Photographer Kansas City, Missouri Episode 1
Brian Lowe Photographer Joplin, Missouri Episode 1
Olivia Paige Model Holley, New York Episode 9
Eric LaCour Photographer Louisiana Episode 7
Maria Lankina Photographer St. Petersburg, Russia Episode 5
Shanna Marie Model Jupiter, Florida Winner
Priscilla Noelle Model Houston, Texas Episode 2
Tara Marie Model Howell, Michigan Episode 5
Lynda Crystal Model Porterville, California Episode 6
Kate Romero Photographer London, England Winner
Geoff Sanders Photographer Austin, TX / Los Angeles, CA Episode 6
Marc Tousignant Photographer Montreal, Canada Episode 2

References

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  1. ^ Hit Playboy TV Reality Show, Playboy Shootout, Names Model Shanna Marie McLaughlin and Photographer Kate Romero as Winners
  2. ^ "Reality TV Magazine.com - Casting Call for Playboy Shootout Reality Series". Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
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