Elisabeth Hasselbeck - Biography

Last Editor: miss_havok_				Elisabeth Hasselbeck Biography -   Name : Elisabeth Hasselbeck Date of birth : May 28, 1977 Place of birth : Cranston, Rhode Island, United States Nickname : Lizzie and Bessy Profession : Co-host on The View Political party : Republican Height : 5' 4" (1.63 m) Spouse : Tim Hasselbeck (6 July 2002 - present) Children : Two

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Trivia -

Elisabeth Hasselbeck graduated from St. Mary's Academy Bay-View in 1995. Hasselbeck graduated with a Fine Arts degree from Boston College in 1999, where she played softball. After graduation, she worked for PUMA shoes as a designer. She spent time in Belize teaching in the rainforest and spent three weeks in Italy developing products for her job. Hasselbeck became engaged to Boston College football quarterback Tim Hasselbeck on April 6, 2001, his 23th birthday. She is originally from Cranston, Rhode Island. She brought a self-made "Immunity Headress" as her luxury item on "Survivor" (2000) (aka "Survivor: The Australian Outback" (2001)). She made it while being sequestered during the long interview process to get on the show. Hasselbeck became a judge at The Miss Teen USA Pageant (2001) (TV). She was on the 1992 Silver Lake Olneyville Girls Senior League softball team. They ended up becoming State champs. She won the spot as the new co-host of "The View" (1997), beating out Rachel Campos and Erin Hershey in the finals. She spoke at the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City. She was invited to Survivor All-Stars but she declined. She is daughter-in-law of former NFL tight-end Don Hasselbeck. She is sister-in-law of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Detailed Biography -

Elisabeth Hasselbeck was born on May 28, 1977 in Cranston, Rhode Island, US. She is the daughter of Catholic school teacher/lawyer Elisabeth DelPadre, and architect Kenneth Filarski. She is Catholic. Hasselbeck started working for Puma in 1998, while attending Boston College. After graduation, she worked for PUMA shoes as a member of its design team before her television career. She traveled to Italy and Belize. She was cast in Survivor: The Australian Outback in 2001 and was originally a member of the Kucha tribe. She was the last remaining member of that tribe in the game before being voted off on Day 39 and finishing fourth overall. As her luxury item, she brought a self-made immunity headdress. At the end of the game, she was the most popular Survivor of the season among the fans, rating a 9.3 out of 10 in the online approval poll. Producers wanted her to return for the Survivor: All-Stars edition, but she was unable to attend because she was starting her tenure at The View at the time. In 2003, Hasselbeck was one of a number of women who guest-hosted to replace outgoing The View co-host Lisa Ling, who left the show at the end of 2002. Hasselbeck made it to the last few contenders, and was finally chosen by the other panelists as the new co-host. Hasselbeck typically represents the conservative position on The View, defending theistic evolution and the war on terror, and opposing euthanasia and abortion. When Presidential candidate John McCain appeared on the View on September 12, 2008, she openly expressed her intent to vote for him. On October 23, 2008, Hasselback announced that she will campaign for Sarah Palin.