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The video of the Butterface girl from Howard Stern‘s 2000s TV show has gone viral on social media. Stern and a bunch of other celebrities got together for MTV’s idea of a ‘Miss Buttaface Contest’, held in Las Vegas. The competition was to find the ‘ugliest’ woman with the best body, and the infamous show was held in front of a live audience in Las Vegas.
The first contestant of the show, only known as Stacy from the video, has gone viral, with fans slamming the judges and the audience for their reactions to her face. Many viewers criticized everything from the premise of the show to the derogatory comments made by the judges.
Many found it disturbing that women were paraded around in just their bikinis and made to show off their bodies, while a paper bag was used to hide their faces initially. When they eventually take off the bags, the judges and audience show no hesitation in expressing their shock.
Stacy, who is now known as the Butterface girl on the internet, was visibly upset at the reactions of the judges. She had to endure all the cruel jokes and antics from the judges and the audience. However, the internet has now found her face to be naturally attractive, and she has become the face of the internet’s positive meme culture.
While her identity remains a big question mark, some fans on the internet speculated that she was model Stacy Sanches, a former Playboy Playmate (via @SchoppingHauer/X). However, there are no reports confirming this, with some fans even rejecting the idea completely after comparing both their appearances.
The name of the competition itself is a play on the phrase, “But her face…”. The woman with the best body and the worst face was eventually declared the winner, and they won a cash prize of $25,000.
Howard Stern and the rest of the judges made objectifying comments about Stacy’s body before she lifted off the paper bag. Actor Rob Schneider went on to make the comment, “I gotta say, I know that she shaves her private region.” He also shared that he liked her a** tattoo, adding, “[It] gives you something to look at.”
Another judge, Robin Quivers, laughed when Ralph Cirella commented, “I want that body too.” One of the judges even made the request to have her remove her bikini top, which was turned down politely by Stern. It was something that would’ve got all of those judges cancelled in today’s world.
Stern commented that she had the perfect a** and br**sts. When she was asked to remove the paper bag, the crowd began booing and shouting at her. There were people in the crowd who pretended to vomit, while some others laughed hysterically. Other few could be seen putting their hands over their faces in disgust.
Judge Artie Lange laughed at her face, while Quivers asked, “Is that a speedbump on your head?” Stern told Stacy, “It’s got to be hard when the crowd starts freaking out.” He asked her whether it bothered her, to which she said no. He then asked the judges to rate her from 1 to 10, with 10 being ‘worst face.’
Cirella commented that she looked like one of the elves from Lord of the Rings. However, Stern was kinder than the other judges towards her face, sharing, “I think you’re pretty. I think your face is really nice.” A few other judges also pointed out that it wasn’t as bad as everyone made it out to be initially.
Despite this empathetic approach towards the end, fans still got the ick from the comments of the judges, the reaction of the crowd, and the whole premise of the show.
Ever since the clip went viral, fans have found it utterly disturbing. They called out Howard Stern and the other judges for casually demeaning women on the show. Some fans even went on to comment that the judging panel didn’t deserve to judge the physical attractiveness of these women.
One fan shared that the Butterface girl was “beautiful” and “gorgeous.” They shared that she had great curly hair, pretty eyes, and no makeup on, which was beautiful by today’s standards. Another commenter shared that she was “out of the league” for everyone making fun of her face in the video.
A third fan called it a horrendous time, noting that the beauty standards were narrowly acceptable. One fan shared that there was “hurt in her eyes” when the crowd booed at her. Another fan called out Howard Stern’s shows at the time to be provocative and edgy. Some of the comments read:
The video resurfaces at a time when Howard Stern’s $50 million contract with SiriusXM is reportedly coming to an end. According to one Daily Mail source, Stern has plans to retire from the business.
What do you think of the disturbing video of the Butterface girl?
The video of the Butterface girl from Howard Stern‘s 2000s TV show has gone viral on social media. Stern and a bunch of other celebrities got together for MTV’s idea of a ‘Miss Buttaface Contest’, held in Las Vegas. The competition was to find the ‘ugliest’ woman with the best body, and the infamous show was held in front of a live audience in Las Vegas.
The first contestant of the show, only known as Stacy from the video, has gone viral, with fans slamming the judges and the audience for their reactions to her face. Many viewers criticized everything from the premise of the show to the derogatory comments made by the judges.
Many found it disturbing that women were paraded around in just their bikinis and made to show off their bodies, while a paper bag was used to hide their faces initially. When they eventually take off the bags, the judges and audience show no hesitation in expressing their shock.
Stacy, who is now known as the Butterface girl on the internet, was visibly upset at the reactions of the judges. She had to endure all the cruel jokes and antics from the judges and the audience. However, the internet has now found her face to be naturally attractive, and she has become the face of the internet’s positive meme culture.
While her identity remains a big question mark, some fans on the internet speculated that she was model Stacy Sanches, a former Playboy Playmate (via @SchoppingHauer/X). However, there are no reports confirming this, with some fans even rejecting the idea completely after comparing both their appearances.
The name of the competition itself is a play on the phrase, “But her face…”. The woman with the best body and the worst face was eventually declared the winner, and they won a cash prize of $25,000.
Howard Stern and the rest of the judges made objectifying comments about Stacy’s body before she lifted off the paper bag. Actor Rob Schneider went on to make the comment, “I gotta say, I know that she shaves her private region.” He also shared that he liked her a** tattoo, adding, “[It] gives you something to look at.”
Another judge, Robin Quivers, laughed when Ralph Cirella commented, “I want that body too.” One of the judges even made the request to have her remove her bikini top, which was turned down politely by Stern. It was something that would’ve got all of those judges cancelled in today’s world.
Stern commented that she had the perfect a** and br**sts. When she was asked to remove the paper bag, the crowd began booing and shouting at her. There were people in the crowd who pretended to vomit, while some others laughed hysterically. Other few could be seen putting their hands over their faces in disgust.
Judge Artie Lange laughed at her face, while Quivers asked, “Is that a speedbump on your head?” Stern told Stacy, “It’s got to be hard when the crowd starts freaking out.” He asked her whether it bothered her, to which she said no. He then asked the judges to rate her from 1 to 10, with 10 being ‘worst face.’
Cirella commented that she looked like one of the elves from Lord of the Rings. However, Stern was kinder than the other judges towards her face, sharing, “I think you’re pretty. I think your face is really nice.” A few other judges also pointed out that it wasn’t as bad as everyone made it out to be initially.
Despite this empathetic approach towards the end, fans still got the ick from the comments of the judges, the reaction of the crowd, and the whole premise of the show.
Ever since the clip went viral, fans have found it utterly disturbing. They called out Howard Stern and the other judges for casually demeaning women on the show. Some fans even went on to comment that the judging panel didn’t deserve to judge the physical attractiveness of these women.
One fan shared that the Butterface girl was “beautiful” and “gorgeous.” They shared that she had great curly hair, pretty eyes, and no makeup on, which was beautiful by today’s standards. Another commenter shared that she was “out of the league” for everyone making fun of her face in the video.
A third fan called it a horrendous time, noting that the beauty standards were narrowly acceptable. One fan shared that there was “hurt in her eyes” when the crowd booed at her. Another fan called out Howard Stern’s shows at the time to be provocative and edgy. Some of the comments read:
The video resurfaces at a time when Howard Stern’s $50 million contract with SiriusXM is reportedly coming to an end. According to one Daily Mail source, Stern has plans to retire from the business.
What do you think of the disturbing video of the Butterface girl?
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