Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Daytime Emmy® Award winner Elisabeth Hasselbeck joined ABC’s The View as a co-host in November 2003. Unafraid to express her candid views, she has proven herself to be a woman with a strong voice, willing to engage in meaningfully charged conversations ranging from war to women’s issues. In May 2009, The View hosts were chosen as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” by Time. In July, 2009 Forbes ranked The View #11 among “30 of the Most Influential Women in Media.”

The View, recipient of the 2003 Daytime Emmy® Award for “Outstanding Talk Show,” is the original forum where real women discuss relevant, everyday issues and share their daily, no-holds-barred opinions and lively, colorful conversations. The program premiered in August 1997, and is broadcast live weekdays from New York City. In August 2009, The View hosts received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host. It was the first time in the 36 year history of NATAS that multiple talk show hosts received this honor.

In October, 2010, Elisabeth joined Good Morning America as an ABC News contributor.

Elisabeth has interviewed President Barack Obama in a historic first-time appearance by a sitting President on a Daytime talk show. Her political interviews on the show also include: President Jimmy Carter, President Bill Clinton, and President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator John McCain.

In 2008, Elisabeth was honored to be asked to join the Presidential campaign trail and she hit the ground running, speaking on behalf of the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain. Prior to that time, in August 2004, Elisabeth spoke at the Republican National Convention, where she delivered a heartfelt speech that emphasized her continued effort in support of Breast Cancer prevention and research.

She is the author of the New York Times best seller, The G-Free Diet. As a woman with Celiac Disease, Elisabeth has committed herself to raising awareness about the autoimmune disease, and works closely with the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University. Providing powerful gluten-free nutrition and a healthy lifestyle is top priority in her current product design endeavors, as she has created a line of snack and protein bars for the entire family under the brand NOGII, and works with Cinsay and Proform.com to develop and promote fitness gear such as the AB GLIDER.

Previously Elisabeth exhibited her flair for fashion as host of the Style Network's The Look for Less, where she helped viewers find designer styles at bargain prices. She has served as spokesperson and done commercial work for Reebok, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Bright Beginnings Infant Formula and Dreft.

A 1999 Fine Arts graduate from Boston College, Elisabeth’s focus was on large scale paintings and industrial design. While at B.C. she captained her Division-1 softball team to back-to-back Big East championships. In 1999 she completed the Boston Marathon. In June 2004, Elisabeth ran through the streets of New York City carrying the official Olympic Torch in celebration of the Summer Games in Athens, Greece. With the love of a good competition, Elisabeth was formerly known to television audiences as a participant on the widely popular second edition of Survivor: The Australian Outback. While competing in Australia, she used her competitive drive and survival skills to outwit, outplay and outlast her way to the final four.

She has been honored with the Boston College Distinguished Alumni Award. Prior to working on-camera, Elisabeth designed shoes for PUMA. Currently she designs a women’s apparel line for QVC: “Elisabeth Hasselbeck for Dialogue.” She has worked with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Alzheimer’s Association, Boys and Girls Club, Girls on the Run, Habitat for Humanity, The Wireless Amber Alert program Initiative and Autism Speaks.

Elisabeth resides in New York City with her husband, Tim Hasselbeck, ESPN NFL analyst and former NFL quarterback, and their three children, Grace, Taylor and Isaiah.

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