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Shana Hiatt Profile |
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Birth Date: 1975
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Birth Place:
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Birth Name: Shana Hiatt
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Shana Hiatt is a model and presenter who has
appeared in several magazines. A former Army brat raised
primarily in Tabernacle, New Jersey, she is best known for
hosting the first three seasons of World Poker Tour on the
The Travel Channel. While Hiatt was a non-player prior to
her job with the World Poker Tour, she is now an avid online
poker player who occasionally plays in casinos. Currently
she is the hostess of Poker After Dark and the National
Heads-Up Poker Championship, both on NBC.
Hiatt was Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA in 1995 having
represented Beach Haven, New Jersey after winning the local
Hawaiian Tropic pageant at Touché nightclub in 1994. After
becoming Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA, Hiatt was the cover model
and posed nude inside the pages of Playboy in their April
1995 The Girls of Hawaiian Tropic issue. She also was on the
cover for the video of that photo shoot Playboy: The Girls
of Hawaiian Tropic, Naked in Paradise.
She was the Keystone Light girl in 2002, and was #75 in
Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2005" list. Hiatt was a guest
host of Wild On! featured on the E! network. She has also
appeared in television shows and movies including Must Love
Dogs and Grandma's Boy .
After leaving the World Poker Tour in 2005, Hiatt sued the
producers in order to get a restraining order to prevent
them from keeping her from working on a rival poker show on
NBC, Poker After Dark. The WPT argued a non-compete clause
was part of her contract, but Hiatt countered that she never
signed it. The suit additionally revealed Hiatt left the WPT
over a "hostile working environment" involving her husband,
movie producer Todd Garner whom she married in October 2005.
Hiatt was previously married to James Van Patten, brother of
World Poker Tour co-host Vincent Van Patten. |
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Other
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Married to James Van Patten, brother of "World Poker Tour"
(2003) co-host Vincent Van Patten.
Sister-in-law of Nels Van Patten, Vincent Van Patten, Nancy
Valen and Eileen Davidson.
Daughter-in-law of Dick Van Patten and Pat Van Patten.
Appeared in a Playboy photoshoot in April 1995
Named #76 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list. |
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