Molly Pesce ( Molly Scott) (born c. 1963) is an American
actress
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. In 1989 she began her acting career as host of the Nickelodeon variety show ''Total Panic''.
Elizabeth Maupin, "Molly Pesce Back On Florida Scene In 'Svengali'", in ''Orlando Sentinel'', October 20, 1991
/ref> She is the host of Animal Planet
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's '' Backyard Habitat''. She was also one of the co-hosts of the daytime talk show, '' iVillageLive'' in its first season in Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures rele ...
. Pesce was also Miss Florida
The Miss Florida competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss America pageant. Florida has twice won the Miss America crown.
In the fall of 2018, the Miss America Organization terminated Miss F ...
in 1986 and competed at Miss America 1987
Miss America 1987, the 60th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 13, 1986 on NBC, NBC Network.
Although an entry representing the city of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis had been victorious i ...
. She graduated from Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Florida
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, in 1981, and attended the University of Florida
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in Gainesville, Florida.
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1960s births
Living people
University of Florida alumni
Miss America 1980s delegates
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