Vanity Lair

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Vanity Lair
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Presented by Alexa Chung
Production
ProducersJanie Valentine
Christopher Potts
Megan Ellis
Production company Tiger Aspect Productions
Release
Original network Channel 4
Original release3 February (2008-02-03) 
6 April 2008 (2008-04-06)

Vanity Lair is a reality television programme on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. The series began on 3 February 2008 and is presented by Alexa Chung. [1]

The shows aim is to discover what being beautiful really is. [2] The format involves ten pre-selected "beautiful people" living in a mansion called 'Vanity Lair'. Each week three new arrivals compete for a place in the lair. The three new arrivals are immediately faced with the ten lairmates and asked a series of questions, the lairmates then decide which of the three to eliminate. The remaining two new arrivals then spend the rest of the week living in the mansion. At the end of the week the lairmates then vote on who they believe to be the most attractive of the new arrivals, the person scoring lowest is sent home. The new arrival scoring highest wins a place in 'Vanity Lair', however they then have to decide which of the current lairmates to eliminate, as there is only room for ten lairmates at any one time. In addition to this all contestants face a series of 'experiments throughout their stay in the lair.

The first series finished with an extended season finale on 6 April 2008, [3] with a double episode.

Lairmates

In the order they sit in the judgement room:

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10
KaseyKaseyKaseyKaseyKaseyKaseyKaseyKaseyKaseyKasey
NickNickNickKristinaKristinaKristinaKristinaKristinaKristinaKristina
ShaniShaniShaniShaniJonnyJonnyJonnyJonnyJonnyJonny
ScottScottScottScottScottScottScottIainNicoleEmma
StephanieThomasThomasThomasThomasThomasThomasThomasThomasThomas
PavlePavlePavlePavlePavlePavlePavlePavlePavlePavle
VanessaVanessaVanessaVanessaVanessaVanessaVanessaVanessaVanessaVanessa
AndrewAndrewAndrewAndrewAndrewLizzieCandiceCandiceCandiceCandice
LarissaLarissaLarissaLarissaLarissaLarissaLarissaLarissaLarissaLarissa
TonyTonyEmmettEmmettEmmettEmmettEmmettEmmettEmmettEmmett
ThomasEmmettKristinaJonnyLizzieCandiceIainNicoleEmma
KellieHelenEllieSolomonBeatrixLukeMartinBiancaAlex
KavehAnnamekaKatherineOllieHannahJamesAshleyLauraHare
JamesClare
  The lairmate who was replaced by the new arrival
  The new arrival chosen to join the lair
  The new arrival voted the least attractive and eliminated at final judging
  The new arrival eliminated on first impressions
  The new arrival quit the competition
  The winner of Vanity Lair

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