More to Love

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More to Love
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Created by Mike Fleiss
Starring Emme (host)
Luke Conley
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producer Mike Fleiss
Production companies
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseJuly 28 (2009-07-28) 
September 15, 2009 (2009-09-15)

More to Love is a reality game show (or dating game show) that premiered on Fox on July 28, 2009. The series was hosted by plus-sized model Emme. The show was created by Mike Fleiss (who also created The Bachelor ). [1]

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About the show

The series followed Luke Conley of Santa Maria, California, [2] a single plus size man (age: 26, height: 6' 3", weight: 330 lbs) [3] trying to find love among twenty plus size women. The first episode featured Luke giving a promise ring to each of the 20 ladies, with the promise he would not judge them by their size.

Contestants

NameAgeHeight
(ft in)
Weight
(lbs)
EliminatedHometown
Tali Giat265' 4"165Winner New York, NY
Malissa A.265' 4"170Episode 8 Covina, CA
Mandy255' 7"180Episode 7 Long Beach, CA
Anna276' 2"230Episode 6 San Francisco, CA
Heather225' 5"200Episode 5 Ankeny, IA
Kristian265' 5"225Episode 5 Wallington, NJ
Lauren265' 9"210Episode 4 Atlanta, GA
Melissa215' 6"220Episode 4 Baton Rouge, LA
Amanda225' 10"235Episode 3 Glendora, CA
Bonnie255' 11"215Episode 3 Portland, OR
Christina235' 6"206Episode 3 Brighton, MI
Danielle255' 9"240Episode 3 Baltimore, MD
Arriane375' 10"279Episode 2 Wichita, KS
Magali245' 7"193Episode 2 Sylmar, CA
Vanessa325' 8"194Episode 2 Glendale, CA
Michelle325' 5"230Episode 1 Orange County, CA
Natalia285' 10"229Episode 1 Dallas, TX
Natasha255' 9"197Episode 1 Canoga Park, CA
Sandy305' 8"200Episode 1Meyer, IA
Shari345' 4"180Episode 1 Miami, FL

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References

  1. "More to Love – Fox orders dating competition series for the heavy set". The Live Feed. March 29, 2009.
  2. "Meet the Star of More to Love". People TV Watch. July 26, 2009.
  3. "More to Love premiere recap: Throwing a 'curve' ball at the reality-dating game". EW.com. July 29, 2009.