COVERguy
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COVERguy is a six-part Canadian television series hosted by Mathieu Chantelois
originally broadcast on OUTtv
in 2005. Thirty aspiring male models compete for $1000 cash, a fashion photoshoot, a one-year membership to Goodlife Fitness Club and the front cover of abOUT
Magazine. Chantelois is accompanied by celebrity stylist Maha Rishi.
Series One and Two were shot on location at Lüb Lounge, owned by one of the show's creators, in downtown Toronto, and is co-produced by Giant Productions.
Season Two premiered Sunday, October 1 2006. The winner was Gerry King, a dancer who also went on to win the Montreal-based Priape
clothing model search in spring 2007.
In Season Three, the location was changed to the Gladstone Hotel in the Toronto neighbourhood known as Queen Street West
. Although the producers stated that they moved because the Gladstone was becoming a focal point for the young, chic demographic associated with Queen West, Lüb Lounge closed its doors the same summer. The first prize this year was also upgraded, to not only include the magazine cover and GoodLife membership, but the prestigious one-year contract as a model for Ginch Gonch underwear, based in Vancouver. Judges for the third series are model/entertainment reporter John Nightingale, transsexual actress & writer Nina Arsenault
, and photographer Jim Armstrong.
Season four just finished production in Montreal at popular Club Unity Montreal. The season will air on OUTtv starting October 5. Judges for this Montreal edition were Francisco Randez, Jean-Paul Gaultier's Male model, Plastic Patrick, an icon in Montreal's club scene and Paul Pabello, a talent scout for multiple circuit parties. The first prize this year is a one-year contract as a model for 3G underwear.
Mathieu Chantelois
Mathieu Chantelois is a Canadian television personality and magazine editor.A graduate of Carleton University's journalism program, Chantelois became famous as one of the original housemates on the Canadian reality television series U8TV: The Lofters...
originally broadcast on OUTtv
OUTtv
OUTtv is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that airs entertainment and lifestyle programming for LGBT audiences.OUTtv's licensee is OUTtv Network Inc. which is 55.9% owned by Shavick Entertainment, 24.94% owned by Pink Triangle Press, 15% owned by Peace Point Entertainment...
in 2005. Thirty aspiring male models compete for $1000 cash, a fashion photoshoot, a one-year membership to Goodlife Fitness Club and the front cover of abOUT
AbOUT
abOUT was a Toronto-based online biweekly lifestyles and current affairs website, serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities of North America....
Magazine. Chantelois is accompanied by celebrity stylist Maha Rishi.
Series One and Two were shot on location at Lüb Lounge, owned by one of the show's creators, in downtown Toronto, and is co-produced by Giant Productions.
Season Two premiered Sunday, October 1 2006. The winner was Gerry King, a dancer who also went on to win the Montreal-based Priape
Priape
Priape is a privately held Canadian company that is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The company was founded in 1974, and has grown to be Canada’s largest gay retailer...
clothing model search in spring 2007.
In Season Three, the location was changed to the Gladstone Hotel in the Toronto neighbourhood known as Queen Street West
Queen Street West
Queen Street West describes both the western branch of Queen Street, a major east-west thoroughfare, and a series of neighbourhoods or commercial districts, situated west of Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Queen Street begins in the west at the intersection of King Street, The...
. Although the producers stated that they moved because the Gladstone was becoming a focal point for the young, chic demographic associated with Queen West, Lüb Lounge closed its doors the same summer. The first prize this year was also upgraded, to not only include the magazine cover and GoodLife membership, but the prestigious one-year contract as a model for Ginch Gonch underwear, based in Vancouver. Judges for the third series are model/entertainment reporter John Nightingale, transsexual actress & writer Nina Arsenault
Nina Arsenault
- External links :* * Arsenault's at Fab Magazine.* Nina Arsenault...
, and photographer Jim Armstrong.
Season four just finished production in Montreal at popular Club Unity Montreal. The season will air on OUTtv starting October 5. Judges for this Montreal edition were Francisco Randez, Jean-Paul Gaultier's Male model, Plastic Patrick, an icon in Montreal's club scene and Paul Pabello, a talent scout for multiple circuit parties. The first prize this year is a one-year contract as a model for 3G underwear.
Broadcasters
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 Canada CanadaCanada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
OUTtv OUTtv OUTtv is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that airs entertainment and lifestyle programming for LGBT audiences.OUTtv's licensee is OUTtv Network Inc. which is 55.9% owned by Shavick Entertainment, 24.94% owned by Pink Triangle Press, 15% owned by Peace Point Entertainment... |
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 Netherlands NetherlandsNetherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
OUTTV OUTTV OUTTV is a Dutch language premium digital cable specialty channel from the Netherlands and is the lifestyle television channel from the Netherlands and Belgium and soon also Sweden and Switzerland. OUTTV originally launched on KPN on April 4, 2008 and widely became available on April 11, 2008,... |
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 United States United StatesUnited States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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