If it’s bitchy, if it’s sexy and, if it’s naughty…it’s got to be Channel [V]’s launch pad for aspiring models across the country – Get Gorgeous. As a 5th phenomenal season drew to a close last night, one exotic butterfly fluttered to the nectar, proclaiming victory to one and all.

Iris Maity, amid much fanfare and regalia, was crowned Get Gorgeous 2008 when Pia Trivedi placed the coveted butterfly behind her. The beautiful and graceful Iris was stupefied and did a classical imitation of a beauty pageant winner in full ishtyle. The moment almost single-handedly marked the completion of her transition from the pretty girl next door to supermodel/actor.

The winner announcement was preceded by a soiree which included a fashion show exhibiting designer duo Rahul Khanna and Rohit Gandhi’s latest line designed exclusively for the ‘gorgeous’ girls. The evening witnessed a host of celebrities like Rocky S. Narendra Kumar Ahmed, Hard Kaur, Koel Puri, Nandini Jumaani and the hot and very sexy, Kelly Dorjee, to name a few.

After Mumbai, Kerala and Paris, Iris, along with the other two finalists, Gwen and Salome, returned to Mumbai to claim the title. When asked to comment on her experience on the show, Iris, gushing with excitement said, “While I never doubted my abilities, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I’d actually win. This has been a tremendous learning experience for me. I can’t thank Channel [V] enough for providing me with this platform to go ahead and realise my dreams.” As winner of Channel [V] Get Gorgeous 5, Iris walks away with a neat Rs. 1 million contract with Channel [V] and ICE Model Management. -(SAMPURN)

MUMBAI: After over a week of bad-mouthing and back-biting each other on television, the ‘gorgeous’ girls seem to have turned over a new leaf. Viewers of the bitchiest, sexiest and nastiest on television may be in for one helluva surprise. The girls, after much bitterness and rancour towards each other, are apparently apologetic and even nice to one another – an unheard of occurrence on the show.

In what would mark a truly revolutionary moment in Get Gorgeous 5 history, the three finalists, Gwen, Iris and Salome will appear minus their armour, making a bid to be genuinely gracious to each other. Gwen, who had gone to the extent of calling Salome a man in a previous episode, is believed to have broken down in teary-eyed remorse.

So what brings about this change of heart? Genuine regret, considering it is the last episode of the season and therefore the right time to bury the proverbial hatchet? Or is it infact the legacy of the show, where the girls learn the subtle, and not-so-subtle, tricks of the trade – the new rules of engagement? Exactly how ‘real’ is this reality?

To find out the answers to these questions and to see who walks away with the coveted title of Get Gorgeous 2008 , tune in to Channel [V] Get Gorgeous 5 for the final episode of this season at 7:30pm, Friday, 25 July 2008.