Shana Hiatt

Shana Hiatt (born 1975) is a model and presenter who has appeared in several magazines. A former Army brat raised primarily in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey [Bodnar, Jason. "Shawnee grad bets on childhood dream through poker series", "Burlington County Times", November 18, 2004] , 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. [ [http://www.nbcsports.com/poker/670229/detail.html NBC.com: The Goddess of Poker] ] She is formerly the host of "Poker After Dark" and the "National Heads-Up Poker Championship", both on NBC. Shana left the shows in 2008 due to pregnancy. She was replaced by Marianela Pereyra in Poker After Dark and by Leeann Tweeden in National Heads-Up Poker Championship. [ cite web|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/24214360/ |title=Leeann Tweeden bio |accessdate=2008-04-22 |date=2008-04-19 |work=NBCsports.MSNBC.com |publisher=NBC Universal ]

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. [http://www.poker-babes.com/bio/shana-hiatt/ Poker Babes profile: Shana Hiatt] ] 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". [ [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_news/news_story/1396?class=PokerNews CardPlayer.com: Injunction Granted on Hiatt's Behalf] ] The WPT argued a non-compete clause was part of her contract, but Hiatt countered that she never signed it. [http://www.poker-babes.com/bio/shana-hiatt/ Poker Babes profile: Shana Hiatt] ] 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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* [http://www.everypoker.com/shana-hiatt/ EveryPoker profile]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382456/ IMDb Profile]
* [http://www.shanahiattsite.com/ Fan site]
* [http://www.flopturnriver.com/Shana-Hiatt Fan site]