| Glam God with Vivica A. Fox | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Cris Abrego |
| Presented by | Vivica A. Fox |
| Starring | Tigerlily Hill Indashio |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Cris Abrego Ben Samek Vivica A. Fox Lita Richardson |
| Original release | |
| Network | VH1 |
| Release | August 21 (2008-08-21) – October 16, 2008 (2008-10-16) |
Glam God with Vivica A. Fox is an American reality television show hosted by Vivica A. Fox. The series aired on VH1 from August 21, 2008, to October 16, 2008.
Overview
In the series, twelve contestants compete to become the next "Glam God". A Glam God is a stylist who gets their clients on the best dressed. Cris Abrego, the show's executive producer, conceived of the show.
The winner of Glam God Season 1 was Indashio.
The Glam Squad
- Vivica A. Fox - Red Carpet Diva
- Melanie Bromley "British Invasion" - US Magazine Editor
- Phillip Bloch - Glam God
Contestants
| Name | Eliminated |
|---|---|
| Aaron | Episode 1 |
| Coxy | Episode 1 |
| Genelle | Episode 2 |
| Matt | Episode 3 |
| Joachim | Episode 4 |
| Bo | Episode 5 |
| Chris | Episode 5 |
| Jess | Episode 6 |
| Handry | Episode 7 |
| Preston | Episode 8 |
| Tigerlily Hill | Episode 8 |
| Indashio | Winner |
Elimination Progress
| Stylist | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indashio | WIN | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | LOW | LOW | WINNER | |||||
| Tigerlily | WIN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | WIN* | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | RUNNER-UP | |||||
| Preston | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | OUT | ||||||
| Handry | HIGH | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | OUT | |||||||
| Jess | LOW | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN* | OUT | ||||||||
| Bo | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||||||
| Chris | LOW | HIGH | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
| Joachim | HIGH | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
| Matt | HIGH | LOW | OUT | |||||||||||
| Genelle | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Aaron | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Coxy | OUT | |||||||||||||
- HIGH The stylist was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win.
- LOW The stylist was selected on Challenge and was out of the competition.
- IN This stylist was in next round
- WIN
- OUT
- HIGH
- RUNNER-UP
- WINNER
- This victory was Preston and Tigerlily and Team Jess and Handry.
Episode summary
Episode 1: "Who Wore It Best"
The groups were as follows:
- Jess, Aaron, Bo
- Tigerlily, Indashio, Genelle
- Chris, Coxy, Handry
- Joachim, Matt, Preston
- Winners: Tigerlily, Indashio, Genelle
- Eliminated: Coxy, Aaron
Episode 2: "What they Thinking?"
The hot trend challenge was to style an outfit for actress Aimee Garcia. The winning group would have their design worn by Garcia at a red carpet event.
- Preston, Handry
- Joachim, Jess
- Matt, Indashio
- Tigerlily, Christopher
- Genelle, Bo
- Winners: Preston, Handry
- Eliminated: Genelle
- Joachim, Indashio, Handry
- Jess, Chris, Preston
- Matt, Tigerlily, Bo
- Winners: Jess, Chris, Preston
- Eliminated: Matt
- Guest Judge: A Cursive Memory
Episode 3
Episode 4: "Low Life in High Heels"
The challenge started with the teams designing a look for a starlet to wear. They had to salvage her look after she exits a nightclub with the paparazzi watching her every move. Joachim's drinking embarrasses the team.
- Eliminated: Joachim
Episode 5: "Growing Pains"
The stylists got a wake up call that is a blast from the past. They must take a signature item from the past and revolutionize it to current style.
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Reception
Kari Croop of Common Sense Media called the television series "a watchable guilty pleasure that will likely stay on the TV schedule thanks to a roster of contestants who are both entertaining and talented".
References
- Terrace, Vincent (2009). The Year in Television, 2008: A Catalog of New and Continuing Series, Miniseries, Specials and TV Movies. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-7864-4391-8. Retrieved 2024-03-22 – via Internet Archive.
- Roberts, Kimberly C. (2008-08-20). "Vivica Fox searching for next stylist to the stars". The Philadelphia Tribune. ProQuest 337892505.
- "VH1 To Team Up With Vivica A. Fox To Search For The Next Great Celebrity Stylist In New Series Glam God With Vivica A. Fox". The Culvert Chronicles. 2008-03-20. ProQuest 427337169.
- Apatoff, Alex (2008-11-17). "Glam God's Big Winner". Us Weekly (718): 86. ISSN 1529-7497.
- Croop, Kari (2023-09-21). "Parents' Guide to Glam God with Vivica A. Fox". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-03-22.