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Vanessa Minnillo: Biography

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Birth Place: Pampanga, Philippines
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/09/1980, Scorpio
Profession: TV host; actor

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Crowned "Miss Teen USA" in 1998, this exotic brunette continued to work the pageant circuit as a judge and backstage correspondent, eventually snagging a spot as cohost of MTV's Total Request Live in 2003. Her ... read more

Vanessa Minnillo: TV Guide News

Naughty Knifeplay May Cut Short Lohan Pal's "Career" | Today's News: Our Take | 6/5/2007
Risqué photos published by X17 and showing a "dazed"-looking (imagine!) Lindsay Lohan cavorting with a knife and a mystery brunette could cut short the esteemed career of the latter lass, who has since been identified as Vanessa Minnillo — aka the former host of TRL and ongoing gf of Nick Lachey. Minnillo's appearance in the pics follows unflattering talk that while wielding a mic for ET, she "was extremely high maintenance," as a source tells the New York Post's Page Six. "Vanessa wants to be a celebrity, not interview them. She wouldn't conduct post-[Grammys] interviews because she wanted to party," and thus irked her bosses to the point that she wasn't asked to cover the Oscars. A rep for Minnillo insists to the Post, "[Vanessa] chose to leave ET because her contract expired. This is the first I've heard of any bad behavior."POLL: Whose mom is better, Lindsay's or Paris Hilton's? Vote here. read more
View the Possibilities: The Next Rosie | As If! | 4/25/2007
After this year's dramatic turn on The View, with Rosie O'Donnell leading the discussions and picking fights with certain real-estate moguls, she's opting out of next year's contract. I think it's a wise decision. Although Rosie helped View ratings, got the audience stirred up and made the top of video lists and news items, I wasn't settling into her presence on the ABC morning program as well as I have with Meredith Vieira's new gig at Today. So, who would be a better choice for The View? Who would really complement the other ladies and still argue with Elisabeth Hasselbeck? Who could nestle into the comfort (and sometimes uncomfortable) zone of Hot Topics and later avoid public announcements from Barbara Walters trying to smooth over any rumors?Let us ponder the possibilities....Paula Abdul is definitely not an option. Ellen DeGeneres would be hilarious mixed with Joy Behar, but we'll let her keep her own show, which commands a funny, friendly and entertaining vibe all in... read more
Vanessa Minnillo Leaves TRL | TV Guide News Report | 4/25/2007
Vanessa Minnillo has made it official. After four years of pop stars and crazed fans, she’s leaving her gig as VJ on Total Request Live. “I chose not to re-sign,” Minnillo broke the news to TV Guide at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s annual gala at the Waldorf-Astoria Tuesday night. “I don’t want to be 48 going, ‘Hey kids, now it’s Sean Preston Spears’ video!’”Minnillo’s got a lot going on right now. She has a cameo in the upcoming Fantastic Four flick (she plays one of the Human Torch’s love interests), and she just moved into boyfriend Nick Lachey's Manhattan digs. But according to Minnillo, life post-TRL is wide open. “I have had my run, and I’m ready for the next chapter. What it is I have no idea,” she says. “I don’t know if it’s going to be with a television show, with movies, with hosting, or maybe just even a family.” —Reporting by Rebecca Paley read more
Romance Report: Nick Lachey Pops the Question | Today's News: Our Take | 4/23/2007
No, not that question. He's asked gal pal Vanessa Minnillo to move in with him, and People reports that she said yes. In fact, the couple moved into a new Manhattan condo on April 15 in the middle of that nasty nor'easter we had.... In other relationship news, according to People, Jesse Metcalfe and sweetheart Nadine Coyle (of the Irish girl group Girls Aloud) have called it quits, and Amy Winehouse (whose album is the coolest thing you may not have heard yet) is engaged to gopher Blake Fielder-Civil. I'm sorry, I meant to type "gofer," as neither of them are animated characters. read more
TRL Isn't Snuffed, but Vanessa Minnillo Is | Today's News: Our Take | 2/15/2007
Although MTV pink-slipped a bunch of TRL staffers Wednesday and ratings for the seizure-inducing countdown show are down (way down), it isn't being canceled, sources insist to Variety. But, according to the New York Post, it will soon have a new host: The paper says the network can't wait to dump Vanessa Minnillo when her contract expires in April; Susie Castillo is considered the frontrunner to replace the future Mrs. Nick Lachey. (Does the fact that I couldn't identify Susie Castillo if I saw her mean that I am officially a geezer? Or is it that I believe that ratings would improve if maybe MTV ran the occasional video without the banal e-mail shout-outs and constant corner-of-the-screen commentary?) read more

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Vanessa Minnillo: Photos

vanessa minnillo, nick lachey courtesy Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

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vanessa minnillo, bruce willis courtesy Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com

vanessa minnillo, tom cruise courtesy Theo Wargo/WireImage.com

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Vanessa Minnillo: TV Listings

Vanessa Minnillo: Credits

Title	Year	Type	Video
Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer (Actor - Johnny's Wedding Date)	2007	Movie	Available
Miss Universe Pageant (Host)	2007	TV Show Series
Billboard Music Awards (Appearing)	2006	TV Show Series
Oscar Countdown 2006 (Host)	2006	TV Show Series
Oscar Countdown 2006 (Host)	2006	TV Show Series