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Vanessa Minnillo on "True Beauty"
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Vanessa Minnillo doubles as the host and one of the judges on ABC's reality competition series, "True Beauty."

Former Miss Teen USA beauty, Vanessa Minnillo is the New York-based correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight," the #1 syndicated entertainment newsmagazine in the world. During her time with "Entertainment Tonight," Minnillo reported on the latest news regarding music, film, television and fashion.

As the winner of the 1998 "Miss Teen USA" pageant, Vanessa Minnillo was also awarded the title and honor of Miss Congeniality 1998. Vanessa Minnillo later went on to serve as a backstage correspondent for "The 50th Annual Miss USA Pageant" in 2001, a judge for "Miss Teen USA" in 2003, a host for "Miss Teen USA" in 2004, a judge for "Miss Teen USA" in 2007 and co-host of the 2007 "Miss Universe Pageant" in Mexico City.

In addition to serving as an "Entertainment Tonight" correspondent, Vanessa Minnillo encountered overwhelming success serving as a co-host for MTV's "Total Request Live" from 2003 to 2007, as well as hosting several MTV specials including "MTV's Prom Date," "2 Punk Rock 4 This: The Real World San Diego Reunion," "High School Stories" and "Spring Break Celebrity Fantasies." In 2002 Vanessa Minnillo hosted the UK crossover hit "Top of the Pops" for The WB, and in 2005 she hosted the live finale of UPN's "The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott." While with MTV, Vanessa Minnillo was responsible for interviewing the biggest names in music, movies and television on a daily basis.

In addition, Vanessa Minnillo has appeared on numerous television sitcoms such as The WB's "Maybe It's Me" in 2002, CBS's "That's Life" in 2001 and NBC's "City Guys" in 2001. Vanessa Minnillo also had a recurring role on CBS's "Bold and the Beautiful" and was one of the finalists in E!'s competition to find a replacement for Brooke Burke, previous hostess for "Wild On."

Born at Clark Air Force Base in Pampanga, her Dad an Officer in the Air Force, Vanessa Minnillo grew up a military brat attending eight different schools in her first nine years, finally calling Charleston, South Carolina home. Vanessa Minnillo is currently bi-coastal, living in both New York City and Los Angeles, where she enjoys playing flag football, volleyball and tennis. Vanessa Minnillo also loves to pal around with her new yorkie-pooh Wookie.






VANESSA MINNILLO: FACTS

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Age: 28 years old
Birthday: November 9, 1980
Height: 5' 7"
Nickname: Nessa
Full Name / Real Name: Vanessa Joy Minnillo
Birthplace: Clark Air Force Base, Philippines
Hometown: Charleston, SC