--- description: Authorities “strongly believe” a body found in the backyard of a California home Tuesday is that of a former reality TV show contestant. title: The Body of the Missing 'Bridalplasty' Contestant Found, Police Say image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52c65449c552826d/6988b3a4428a9e690ccd5544/lisa-marie-naegle.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Body of the Missing _Bridalplasty_ Contestant Has Been Found, Police Believe  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 21, 2016 12:35 PM CUT  Lisa Marie Naegle Lisa Marie NaegleCourtesy Naegle Family—AP  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 21, 2016 12:35 PM CUT Authorities “[strongly believe](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/12/20/body-found-reality-show-contestant-lisa-marie-naegle-bridalplasty/95685570/ "undefined")” a body found in the backyard of a California home Tuesday is that of a former reality TV show contestant who went missing over the weekend. Los Angeles police say they think they have discovered the body of Lisa Marie Naegle, 36, who vanished after leaving a birthday party at a bar before dawn Sunday, the [Associated Press](http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/386c25518f464186bf7a2ac026580ce7/Article%5F2016-12-20-US--Ex-Reality%20Contestant%20Missing-The%20Latest/id-e3afece1cf784b1fbc293598b16718d5 "undefined") reports. Naegle, a registered nurse who taught a local college nursing class, appeared in the show [_Bridalplasty_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1770959/ "undefined") in 2010 and lost while competing for plastic surgery treatments and a fantasy wedding. A student of Naegle, Jackie Rogers, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The body was found in a shallow grave at his home on Tuesday after he told authorities where it was, police spokesman Sal Ramirez told the AP. “The detectives strongly believe it is her,” Ramirez said. The motive and cause of Naegle’s death are unclear. \[[_AP_](http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/386c25518f464186bf7a2ac026580ce7/Article%5F2016-12-20-US--Ex-Reality%20Contestant%20Missing-The%20Latest/id-e3afece1cf784b1fbc293598b16718d5 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4608905/body-missing-bridalplasty-contestant-found-police-believe/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4608905/body-missing-bridalplasty-contestant-found-police-believe/"},"headline":"The Body of the Missing Bridalplasty Contestant Has Been Found, Police Believe","datePublished":"2016-12-21T12:35:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T10:32:22.089Z","description":"Lisa Marie Naegle, 36, vanished over the weekend in California","url":"https://time.com/4608905/body-missing-bridalplasty-contestant-found-police-believe/","keywords":["California","Crime","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52c65449c552826d/6988b3a4428a9e690ccd5544/lisa-marie-naegle.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52c65449c552826d/6988b3a4428a9e690ccd5544/lisa-marie-naegle.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ex Reality Contestant Missing","caption":"Ex Reality Contestant Missing","creditText":"Courtesy Naegle Family—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4608905/body-missing-bridalplasty-contestant-found-police-believe/","name":"The Body of the Missing Bridalplasty Contestant Has Been Found, Police Believe"}}]}] ```