Set in Ibiza, Spain, the series depicted six men in competition for a £10,000 reward over who could make the best impression on 21-year-old Mexican model Miriam Rivera.
"[4] The contestants on the show were:[citation needed] Brighter Pictures managing director Gavin Hay said "they had made a point of never referring to Miriam as a woman when getting the men to take part.
[9][10] They alleged conspiracy to commit sexual assault, defamation, breach of contract, and personal injury in the form of psychological and emotional damage.
[13] The show was aired in Australia by Network Ten in May 2004, in Lithuania by TV3 in December 2004, in Poland by TVN in January 2005, and in Argentina in 2005 on América TV.
[18] When the show aired in Australia, reviews were critical of both the premise and Rivera: These guys were duped in more ways than one – while Miriam has a few unexpected bits in her package, she's notably deficient in others.
It must've been a challenge to find a transsexual pretty enough, mean enough and sufficiently attention-seeking to play this tawdry game, but what these producers found in Miriam is a sultry-looking dill prone to the cheesiest of clichés.
[19]Other British commentators contrasted Rivera with the positive response to Nadia Almada, a Portuguese-born transgender woman who won Big Brother UK a few months later.
"[24] Video artist Phil Collins featured contestant Mark Dimino in an installation on "people who believe their lives have been ruined by appearing on reality TV.
[27][28][29] In June 2022, a similar three-part documentary series, called Miriam: Death of a Reality Star, was commissioned by Expectation Entertainment for Channel 4.