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TIL In 2003 ABC aired a reality show called "Are You Hot?: The Search for America's Sexiest People" with a panel of judges including Lorenzo Lamas & Rachel Hunter evaluating contestants on the sole criterion of their physical attractiveness. It was cancelled after 6 episodes due to low ratings.

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