Does Radio Contest For Breast Implants Go Too Far?
Posted: 5:06 pm EDT April 18, 2007Updated: 11:42 am EDT April 19, 2007
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Is a local radio stunt going too far? The prize is a breast augmentation for women who can show how hard they can party for 30 hours, all while live on the Internet.
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They've pushed the envelope before, but this time the morning show on 104.1 "Real Radio" is recruiting willing women to party for 30 hours straight for a shot at free breast implants.No one will say what the "partying" might include, but it will all be broadcast live on the Internet.
For a few hours on the radio, listeners of "Monsters in the Morning" heard women auditioning for a bizarre contest in search of a free breast job. "Just to be on the show, it's the closest I'll ever get to being on The Real World," said contestant Jenna Stark.Radio contests have gotten close scrutiny since a California woman died competing to drink the most water without going to the bathroom.The rules: Spend 30 hours with radio personality Tiffany in front of a camera broadcast live on the Internet. The station website only says "the girl that parties the hardest" wins."Don't you think some folks might hear it or see it and think it's a little sleazy?" questioned WFTV reporter Eric Rasmussen."They can think what they want, but I have my friends and my husband and they were all very supportive," said contestant Kathleen Belviso.But, Belviso and at least some of the other contestants said they did not know the doctor offering the free implants is on probation with the Health Department."I didn't know that," Belviso said."Does that change how you feel?" Rasmussen asked."Yeah," she said.Dr. Barry Kaplan did not want to talk to Eyewitness News on camera, but said the complaint against him was based on clerical mistakes with medical records and said he's worked with the radio station before.Meanwhile, the girls compete for the surgery next week.Eyewitness News made several attempts Wednesday, but no one with 104.1 was willing to talk about the upcoming contest.
SLIDESHOW: Images Of The Contest ContestantsMUST SEE: Strange News Photo SlideshowThey've pushed the envelope before, but this time the morning show on 104.1 "Real Radio" is recruiting willing women to party for 30 hours straight for a shot at free breast implants.No one will say what the "partying" might include, but it will all be broadcast live on the Internet.
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