Are You Smarter Than a Model?

You will soon find out as friends at Vh1 are working on a new show called, America's Most Smartest Model.

According to our people at Vh1: "This new reality competition series brings together fourteen models, (7 men, 7 women) all of whom think they are the perfect combination of beauty and brains. "

By the end of the competition, only one model will prove that they are more than just another pretty face and take home a $100,000 prize and the coveted title of "America's Most Smartest Model."

Most Smartest?

Oh sure, you might be as smart as a 10 year old - 5th grader, able to add 1+1 faster than anyone, handily calculate 50% off in the department store, solve the puzzles on Wheel of Fortune with a couple of vowels, and know of at least one major sporting event - Fine, you have impressed me, but are you smarter than a model?

Who knew that being a model required relevant intelligence and who knew that one could be "Most Smartest"?

Right away the title of the show becomes your first challenge, no that's not a trick question. However it is not a misprint of grammatically challenged morons, the marketing prowess of Vh1 purposefully titled the show "Most Smartest" - and if you noticed, I would say that you are "More Smarter-er".

Quick, What's 1+1 and Strike a Pose?

Within the 10-episodes of the show, the vacuous 'himbos' and 'bimbos' will face challenges that put both their overall intelligence and beauty to the test.

Upon first hearing of the show, I thought it sounded like a good idea because I often wondered the ratio of brains vs. beauty (?).

Then after further contemplation, became concern of "Gee, what kind of tasks do you even begin to have to prove a model's intelligence?"

We need to put some actual thought into this one...Tasks in other shows are clearly and obviously related to the aspiring job:

• America's Next Top Model has modeling related tasks,
  
• Design Star has design related tasks,
  
• American Idol has singing related tasks,
  
• So You Think You Can Dance - yes, dancing,
  
• The Apprentice has business related tasks,
  
• Top Chef has cooking related tasks.
  

Now, I am not a professional (or an amateur for that matter) model, but my friend plays one on TV...You can easily conclude the point that I am trying to make here...

In this type of show, you just cannot have models trying to solve math equations, answer history or geometry questions, demonstrate the use of a slide rule, or even come close to matching wits with Ms. Teen South Carolina - watching the beautiful attempt to problem solve would be somewhat like watching paint dry: Fun at first, but very, very slow going.

Careful Where You Swing That Hairdryer
Of course, thanks to the tremendous success of America's Next Top Model, we now have more, more and more model shows in which to look forward.

Why I can immediately think of two or three other modeling competition shows besides America's Next Top Model and America's Most Smartest Model.

Others on the slate include: Make Me Supermodel, Over 35 Model Search, and Janice Dickenson Modeling Agency will also soon be returning. Mind you this is only a brief tangent, as there are many non-competing model related shows also planned. The beautiful are turning out in force!

Yippee.

"There has to be more to life than just being really, really, really, ridiculously good looking." (- Zoolander).

Ah, but there is: "Now, you have to be really, really, really, ridiculously smart." (- Yours Truly).