Elisabeth Hasselbeck, star of “The View”, signing copies of The G Free Diet

* 5/7/09 7:00 PM at Borders Books – Park Avenue. New York, NY.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck (née Filarski; born May 28, 1977) is an American television host and television personality. She was a contestant of Survivor: The Australian Outback and is a current co-host on the daytime talk show The View.

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Early Life

Elisabeth DelPadre Filarski was born in Cranston, Rhode Island. She is the daughter of Catholic-school teacher and lawyer Elizabeth DelPadre and architect Kenneth Filarski. She has one brother, Kenneth Jr, a judge and aspiring musician. As a child, she lived in Providence and Cranston, Rhode Island.

Hasselbeck was raised Catholic and attended St. Mary School in Cranston, followed by St. Mary Academy – Bay View in Riverside, Rhode Island where she graduated in 1995. She then attended Boston College where she captained the women’s softball team for two seasons. With a concentration on large paintings and industrial design, Hasselbeck graduated with a Fine Arts degree in 1999.

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.

Television

Survivor
In 2001, Hasselbeck was cast in Survivor: The Australian Outback, 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.

In 2001, Hasselbeck was a judge at the Miss Teen USA Pageant.[4] From 2002 to 2003 she hosted the Style Network’s The Look for Less where she helped find stylish clothes for bargain prices.

The View
In the past, Hasselbeck has been open about owing much of her career to the influence of her husband’s family, particularly her father-in-law, Don Hasselbeck. Although Hasselbeck previously saw herself as a “behind the scenes” kind of person and not interested in career television, or playing pundit, her agent was eager to showcase her competitive client and she auditioned for The View. 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 typically represents the conservative position on The View. However, Hasselbeck has said that she calls herself neither a conservative nor a liberal. Her parents had an independent political stance, never telling their children for whom they voted. She has stated that the term “conservative” does not define her as a person.

On October 26, 2008, Hasselbeck appeared at Republican rallies in Florida, introducing Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Personal Life

On July 6, 2002, Filarski married her college boyfriend Tim Hasselbeck. The couple have a daughter Grace Elisabeth born in 2005, and son Taylor Thomas born in 2007. The couple are expecting their third child in August 2009.

Hasselbeck is a supporter of breast cancer awareness initiatives in the form of an internet-only PSA on breast cancer diagnosis.

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