Brave New Girls
Brave New Girls is a Canadian television reality series, which premiered on E! Canada on January 19, 2014.[1]
| Brave New Girls | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Jenna Talackova |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Peacock Alley Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | E! Canada |
| Original release | 19 January 2014 – present |
The series stars Jenna Talackova, a trans woman who became a media figure in 2012 when she waged a successful legal battle to be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe Canada beauty pageant, as she moves to Toronto to establish a career as a model.[1] It also depicts Talackova's interactions with her two closest friends in the city, her cousin Angela Perry and her Miss Universe co-contestant Dajana Radovanovic,[1] as well as following her experiences on the dating scene[2] and undertaking several trips to cities in the United States in pursuit of modelling work.[3]
Produced by Peacock Alley Entertainment, the series was filmed in the summer and fall 2013.[2] After completing filming, Talackova took a vacation in South Korea,[2] and continues to balance her career aspirations as a model with her studies in holistic nutrition.[2]
Talackova had been offered several reality show deals, both in Canada and the United States,[3] but rejected the other offers for being overly sensationalist about her transgender identity.[3] One of the offers she rejected was a Bachelorette-style dating game show in which her transgender status would have been revealed to the winning contestant as a "shock twist" at the end of the series.[1]
References
- "Jenna Talackova shares life after Miss Universe on Brave New Girls". Toronto Star, January 16, 2014.
- "Transgendered model shines; A Star is Born". The Province, January 15, 2014.
- "Star hopes new show sends acceptance message". The Telegraph-Journal, January 18, 2014.