The Swan was a 2004 American reality television program made by Freemantle Media and broadcast on Fox. 'Ugly' women were given "extreme makeovers" that included several forms of plastic surgery.

Each contestant was assigned a panel of specialists — a coach, therapist, trainer, cosmetic surgeons and a dentist — who together designed an individually tailored program to affect her transformation. Two women were featured every week and at the episode’s conclusion, one went home and one was selected to move on to the Swan pageant, where the women competed with each other to be The Swan.

De Lisa Styles, who was crowned The Swan in 2005 was in the US Army Reserves.

In 2010 Freemantle Media released a statement regarding their new reality television program All American Hero.

“...What is needed is a figurehead for hope. Using recent advancements in plastic surgery and biomedical science it is now possible to transform an ordinary person into someone who is extraordinary, to create a super-hero for this, our hour of need..."