The Search for the Next Elvira

Infobox Television
show_name = The Search for the Next Elvira
genre = Reality-TV
creator = Eric Gardner & Cassandra Peterson
director = Jeff Androsky
starring = Cassandra Peterson
Christian Greenia
Patterson Lundquist
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country = flagicon|United States
language = English
num_seasons =
num_episodes = 4
list_episodes = "The Odditions From Hell"
executive_producer = Cassandra Peterson
Eric Gardner
Carol Sherman
runtime = 44 min. approx.
network = Fox Reality
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first_aired = October 13, 2007
last_aired = 2008
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imdb_id = 0795300
tv_com_id = 74169

"The Search for the Next Elvira" is a television series created by Eric Gardner and Cassandra Peterson and the show is a search to be the next late-night horror cult movie host Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.

The Judges

*Cassandra Peterson as Elvira
*Christian Greenia as Himself / "Manvira"
*Patterson Lundquist as Himself / "Manvira"
*Kane Hodder - Guest judge, former portrayer of horror movie icon, Jason Voorhees.
*Rick Baker - Guest judge, six time Academy Award-winning special effects make-up artist.

Contestants

The "Unlucky Thirteen" included:
*Ms. Monster (aka A.K. Smith), a San Francisco-based horror hostess.
*Yvette Nii, Singer/ Entertainer based out of Honolulu, Hawaii
*Asia DeVinyl, a goth and fetish pin-up model.
*Mina Rose, a model and member of the controversial Suicide Girls.
*April Wahlin, an aspiring writer and a self-proclaimed tomboy.
*Jenny Jenson, a marketing director who is fluent in Mandarin.
*Erik-a (aka Eric Bedelman), the only male contestant to make it into the semi-finals.
*Shelly Martinez, a former ECW wrestler who performed under the stage name, Ariel, and former TNA Knockout.
*Jilina Scott, an actress and television hostess.
*Lady M (aka Milli), a sales specialist from Baltimore.
*Kitty Korvette, bassist of the Texas-based, goth country band, Black Molly.
*Bridget Marquardt, a "Playboy" model and one of the stars of the reality show, "The Girls Next Door".
*Lola Davidson, an actress.

Elimination Order

: The contestant was saved and continued into the next round.: The contestant was eliminated and burned to ash.: The contestant was initially saved by the judges, but eliminated by the other contestants. : This contestant was chosen to be the next Elvira.

External links

*imdb title|id=0795300|title=The Search for the Next Elvira
*tv.com show|id=74169|title=The Search for the Next Elvira
* [http://www.foxreality.com/show.php?id=35564"The Search for the Next Elvira"] at Fox Reality