Melana Scantlin
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Melana Scantlin (born December 4, 1977 in Gladstone, Missouri) is an American TV co-host, former beauty contestant, and reality TV star.
Scantlin's first beauty pageant win came in 1995 when she became Miss Missouri Teen USA and was a semifinalist at the Miss Teen USA 1995 pageant. She later won the title Miss Missouri USA 2002 but failed to place at the Miss USA pageant.
She became widely known as the star of the first season of the TV series Average Joe. She was expecting to start off meeting a bunch of hunks, but was instead inundated with mostly plain-looking and/or obese suitors. Later on in the show, three model types of men were brought in to compete against the Average Joes. She chose "pretty boy" Jason Peoples over Average Joe Adam Mesh. After the show, Melana and Jason flew off in a private jet for a romantic getaway. The two made the rounds of TV talk shows, but later started seeing other people.
Scantlin was the second Miss Missouri Teen USA and Miss Missouri USA to appear on Average Joe, following former beauty queen and reality TV star Larissa Meek.
In 2004 she became co-host of World Series of Blackjack. Her reality frame led to appearance on various programs, such as Days of Our Lives, 20 Most Awesomely Bad Songs of 2004, Sidewalks Entertainment, The Wayne Brady Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Live with Regis and Kelly.
In 1993, as a teen, she appeared in the TV movie They've Taken Our Children: The Chowchilla Kidnapping.
Melania is also the sister of alternative rockers Puddle of Mudd's lead singer, Wes Scantlin.
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