Dr. Phil

Alicia Guastaferro first made headlines at 16, when her family was featured in a 2008 episode of Wife Swap, where the then-teen pageant princess was shown being spoiled by her parents, including getting spray tanned by her dad. In August 2012, just shy of her 21st birthday, Alicia was back in the news, when state troopers found her at a highway rest stop, passed out in a running car with a 54-year-old man, whom she told police paid her for sex — a claim she now completely denies. She was arrested and charged with criminal impersonation, possession of a controlled substance and prostitution. The prostitution charge was later dropped, but the media still dubbed her the “Wife Swap Hooker.” Speaking out for the first time, Alicia says she’s not a spoiled brat — or a prostitute — and she wants people to give her a second chance. How does she explain her recent behavior? And why does the former beauty queen say she’s turned to self-medicating with prescription pills? Can Dr.