PoweR Girls
Encyclopedia
PoweR Girls was a 2005 MTV
reality TV series about press maven Lizzie Grubman
mentoring a team of young hopeful publicists as they work their way in the world of celebrities, glamour and public relations to ultimately earn a permanent spot on Grubman's team (along with her respect).
in The Apprentice
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The show also featured various other characters through events, parties and day-to-day office activities. One featured character was then intern Anthony Berklich who showed-up in two of the episodes.
on March 10, 2005, to a poor response from critics. Six episodes were produced in the first season. The season finale was April 14.
As of October 2005, the New York Post
reported that Grubman was said to be in talks with the various Viacom
Networks to broadcast a second season of PoweR Girls, though nothing has been heard about it since.
Rachel Krupa - Head of Operations at the Los Angeles office of Berk Communications, Inc.
Kelly Brady - continued working for Lizzie Grubman Public Relations. On September 30, 2006, she married Walter Zegers, a Manhattan investment banker, who had appeared as her boyfriend on the show.
Millie Monyo - went on to start her own Interior Design and Event Planning Company and also works as a Public Relations Manager for Estée Lauder Global Communications.
Anthony Berklich - went on to work at the television talk-shows "The View" and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart".
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
reality TV series about press maven Lizzie Grubman
Lizzie Grubman
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Grubman is an American publicist. She is the daughter of entertainment lawyer Allen Grubman and his wife, the late Yvette Grubman.-Career:...
mentoring a team of young hopeful publicists as they work their way in the world of celebrities, glamour and public relations to ultimately earn a permanent spot on Grubman's team (along with her respect).
Plot
The show took its name from a 1998 New York Magazine cover story about Grubman. It followed Grubman and four young female assistants, Rachel Krupa, Ali Zweben, Kelly Brady, and Millie Monyo, doing the work of celebrity publicists in Manhattan: planning nightclub openings and album launches, mingling with celebrities and the press. The four competed for a permanent role in Lizzie Grubman Public Relations, relying on a combination of their skills and sex appeal. Grubman took the mentor role, paralleling Donald TrumpDonald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
in The Apprentice
The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)
The Apprentice is an American reality television show hosted by real estate magnate, businessman and television personality Donald Trump, created by Mark Burnett and broadcast on NBC...
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The show also featured various other characters through events, parties and day-to-day office activities. One featured character was then intern Anthony Berklich who showed-up in two of the episodes.
Reception
The show debuted on MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
on March 10, 2005, to a poor response from critics. Six episodes were produced in the first season. The season finale was April 14.
As of October 2005, the New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
reported that Grubman was said to be in talks with the various Viacom
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
Networks to broadcast a second season of PoweR Girls, though nothing has been heard about it since.
After The Show
Ali Zweben - Public Relations Manager of Intermix Boutique clothing store in Manhattan.Rachel Krupa - Head of Operations at the Los Angeles office of Berk Communications, Inc.
Kelly Brady - continued working for Lizzie Grubman Public Relations. On September 30, 2006, she married Walter Zegers, a Manhattan investment banker, who had appeared as her boyfriend on the show.
Millie Monyo - went on to start her own Interior Design and Event Planning Company and also works as a Public Relations Manager for Estée Lauder Global Communications.
Anthony Berklich - went on to work at the television talk-shows "The View" and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart".
External links
- Official page from MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. - Interview with PoweR Girls cast, CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
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, March 9, 2005