DeAnna Pappas

DeAnna Stagliano

DeAnna Pappas on a USO tour in 2009
Born DeAnna Marie Pappas
November 20, 1981
Marietta, Georgia
Spouse(s) Stephen Stagliano (m. 2011)
Children 1

DeAnna Marie Stagliano (born DeAnna Marie Pappas; November 20, 1981) is a TV personality best known for her participation in season 11 of the ABC reality television show The Bachelor, and season 4 of The Bachelorette.

Early life

Pappas, of Greek heritage, who is the middle of three children, was born in Marietta, Georgia, and shortly thereafter moved to Kentucky with her mother and siblings. When she was twelve years old, her mother died of cancer and she relocated with her brother, Thomas, and sister, Chrissy, to Newnan, Georgia, to live with her father. She is a one-time resident of Nashville, Tennessee.

After high school she attended Georgia Military College and received a degree in General Studies. From there, Pappas attended the Gaddy's School where she earned her real estate license. She practiced real estate at Keller Williams Realty Connections in Newnan, Georgia.

Television career

In 2007, Pappas decided to audition for The Bachelor, a reality television dating game show on ABC Television. She made it to the final rose ceremony, where bachelor Brad Womack rejected both women.[1] He was chastised by Ellen DeGeneres, who later retracted her statement.[2] ABC Television then tapped Pappas to star in The Bachelorette. The news was broken to her by Ellen DeGeneres[3] while she was a guest on DeGeneres' daytime talk show.

In the 2008 season of The Bachelorette, Pappas eventually rejected single dad Jason Mesnick and accepted the marriage proposal of professional snowboarder Jesse Csincsak. Their relationship lasted a few months before the engagement was called off. Mesnick went on to become The Bachelor in 2009.[4][5]

In October 2008, Pappas won Fox Reality Channel's "Golden Realtini",[6] given to the most memorable reality performer of the year.

During her engagement, in 2009, Pappas became the co-host of Get Married on Lifetime TV,[7] reporting on wedding planning.[8]

In August 2010, Pappas became engaged to Stephen Stagliano,[9] whose brother, Michael Stagliano, was on season 5 of The Bachelorette.[10] They were married October 22, 2011 in Georgia.[11]

In late 2011, DeAnna was on the show Bachelorette Party on the Oxygen channel. Her episode was called "Big Fat Greek Bachelorette Party". The show revolves around her, her friends and family celebrating DeAnna's bachelorette party in Las Vegas, NV at the Palm's Hotel and Casino, as well as other popular Vegas attractions.

On August 27, 2013, it was announced that she and her husband Stephen Stagliano were expecting their first child, due in February.[12] On September 14, 2013, the couple revealed that they were expecting a baby girl.[13] On February 6, 2014, the couple welcomed a baby girl named, Addison Marie Stagliano.[14][15]

Humanitarian work

In January 2007, Pappas visited American troops in Kuwait as part of a USO visit. She was joined by actress Christine Lakin and Miss USA 2009 Rachel Smith.[16] She also visited Afghanistan in 2009, including remote camps such as FOB Dwyer.

References

  1. ↑ Reality TV World
  2. ↑ "Ellen apologizes to 'Bachelor' Brad Womack", MSNBC
  3. ↑ "DeAnna told by Ellen she's the next Bachelorette", Ellen press release, March 2008
  4. ↑ "Jason Mesnick is the new Bachelor" USA Today
  5. ↑ "Meet Jason Mesnick Bachelor Dad", People Magazine
  6. ↑ Fox Reality Channel's "Golden Realtini"
  7. ↑ http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/get-married Lifetime TV Listing for Get Married
  8. ↑ "Pappas Still Planning To Get Married", Atlanta Journal Constitution
  9. ↑ "Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas Is Engaged!". UsMagazine.com.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ http://www.people.com/people/article/people/article/0,,20526621,00.html
  12. ↑ "‘Bachelorette’ Star DeAnna Pappas Stagliano Is Pregnant". ABC News. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  13. ↑ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/deanna-pappas-former-bachelorette-husband-stephen-stagliano-reveal-babys-gender-its-a-girl-2013159
  14. ↑ http://celebritybabies.people.com/2014/02/09/bachelorette-deanna-pappas-stagliano-welcomes-daughter/
  15. ↑ http://instagram.com/p/lGnLvShDmo/
  16. ↑ "DeAnna Pappas Visits the Troops in Kuwait". Gossip Girls. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
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