Joel Rush: The Real 'True Beauty'

By Eric Hegedus | Article Date: 2/26/2009 6:00 AM

How on Earth did we miss this one?

While bouncing around the blogosphere, I stumbled on a post about the winner of the ABC reality show True Beauty, a Tyra Banks-Ashton Kutcher endeavor (love them!) that corralled "six stunning females and four handsome males" into a Los Angeles mansion to judge them on their achingly good looks and, unbeknownst to them, their inner beauty. (As if that ultimately matters.)

The winner of the short series—it debuted Jan. 5 and the finale aired Monday—was a former Miss Teen Texas named Julia Anderson. She's cute, perky and all—so good for her. But the tasty morsel we're really salivating over is 26-year-old runner-upJoel Rush, a stunning specimen of sexual perfection who favors monochromatic tattoos, leather pants and a lean, muscular physique that screams, "I'm going to be your wet dream tonight."

According to his ABC bio, Joel embraces a workout regiment that "is all about looking great naked." It also notes that the beautiful one is the "self-proclaimed 'Crown Prince of Cool'" and "the loudest, most conceited man at any party." 

Head over to the Media Gallery on Joel's website to see exactly why he's so full of himself. Then scream at the indignity of his second-place finish, the fact that you missed the show's entire run, and your own True Beauty inferiority.