With the split of Jon and Kate Gosselin all over virtually every media outlet, it's not even a question that reality television programming is a way to make someone famous, for better or for worse. What may have started with a few cameras and young people on The Real World has now catapulted into a genre which challenges people to eat disgusting things, carry on conversations with Heidi and Spencer, be Paris Hilton's BFF and yes, raise eight kids in front of the camera. If I were selected to star on one of these reality shows, my first thought would literally be, "OMG, I have to wear makeup and cute outfits every day for the next 4 to 6 weeks!" Clearly, this thought never occurred to the following list of reality TV fashion offenders.

Tiffany Pollard
Tiffany "New York" Pollard emerged on the reality TV scene as the competitive love interest of Flavor Flav on Flavor of Love. As Flav preferred a woman with more booty than she arrived with, she gained weight purposefully to please her man. As her figure got more voluptuous, her clothes got smaller and smaller. She didn't win Flav's heart, but her choice of short, cleavage-bearing outfits still made her a winner, in that she was rewarded with her own spin-offs: I Love New York, New York Goes to Hollywood, and New York Goes to Work. That would make us the losers.

Heidi Montag
Heidi Montag is the infamous former best friend to Lauren Conrad, and she married the most evil of all reality TV villains, Spencer Pratt. As her fame grew, ahem, so did her cup size. At which point, one could assume, to get the most of her investment, she showed those puppies off with enthusiasm and regularity. This, coupled with the fact that she dropped out of fashion school, explains how she ended up on this list.

Brooke Hogan
Brooke Hogan, I can safely say, that you do not know best. As the daughter of the man who brought bright yellow fan-gear and a blond Fu Manchu mustache to the public, you really never had a chance. Much like your mom, your signature color is orange, or more specifically a salmon-orange, which you choose to coat yourself in via fake bake. It doesn't look good, but neither do your barely-there performance outfits.

Holly Madison
Holly Madison, I just charged you with your first fashion felony, but you were always destined to make this list. If you ever wanted a look at the latest Playboy catalog merchandise, you could just watch some Girls Next Door episodes and look at Holly. I know you're proud of this elite sorority, Holly, but nothing says unfashionable quite like that bunny logo. Once we factored in your penchant for sparkles and shiny fabrics, there was no chance we could overlook you for this worst-dressed accolade.

Bret Michaels
No one's really sure why or how you swung getting your own reality show, Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. My guess is that some VH1 reality exec looked deep into your bandana-covered forehead, past your glorious weave, and saw something in you, Bret Michaels, and that something was ratings -- and girls willing to get hammered and make serious drama to join you on a tour bus. You never met a sleeveless shirt you didn't like, and sometimes you seem to think that a vest and a pair of torn jeans is all you really need. I salute you here, Bret Michaels, for your complete lack of fashion sense.

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