Mo'Nique's Fat Chance

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Mo'Nique's Fat Chance
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Genre Reality TV beauty pageant
Created by Mo'Nique
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Original release
Network Oxygen
Release2005 (2005) 
2007 (2007)

Mo'Nique's Fat Chance is a reality TV miniseries. It featured 10 plus-sized women competing in a beauty pageant to become "Miss F.A.T.", which is explained as "Fabulous and Thick". It is hosted by actress Mo'Nique and aired from 2005 to 2007 on the Oxygen network.

Contents

2005 edition

The first season premiered August 6, 2005, on Oxygen.

Among the prizes were: a participate in a professional photo shoot, be featured in a Just My Size catalog, win a closet filled with the latest Just My Size Fashions and a week long boot camp designed to showcase inner and outer beauty.

The winner of the 2005 edition of Mo'Nique's Fat Chance was the late Joanne Borgella, who was subsequently a semi-finalist on season 7 of American Idol . The judges were Kevin Lennox, Shaquille O'Neal and Mia Tyler.

ContestantAge
Alicia Mitchell21
Chelsea Burrell24
Danielle "Charlie" Bye25
Janis A Edralin28
Jessica Jerez24
Joanne Borgella23
Krystal Morris24
Monique Manning26
Tiffany Hall21
Sharon Quinn44

2006 edition

The 2006 winner of the competition was Tanisha Malone.

Contestants

2007 edition

The third season took place in Paris, France, and premiered July 28, 2007, on Oxygen with 10 episodes. The season's judges were Velvet D'Amour, Mikki Taylor and Sylvie Fabregon.

ContestantAgeHometown
Anabelle Ursulet22 Paris, France
Arena Turner23 Miami, Florida
Arlette Preira24 Loire Valley, France
Chrystelle Zig24 12th arrondissement of Paris, France
Jennifer Diluigi27 Northridge, California
Johanna Dray Paris, France
Marcia Tarver31 Dallas, Texas
Ngozi Smith37 Park Forest, Illinois
Ruth Cartagena24 Chicago, Illinois
Véronique Severe Paris, France


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