Shana Hiatt (born December 17, 1975) is an American model and presenter who has appeared in several magazines.

Personal life

A former

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raised primarily in

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, Hiatt is best known for hosting the first three seasons of ''

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'' on The Travel Channel. She was married to pornography actor Tommy Gunn.

Poker

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. She was the host of ''

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'' and the ''

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'', both on NBC. Hiatt left the shows in 2008 due to pregnancy. She was replaced by

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in ''Poker After Dark'' and by

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in the ''National Heads-Up Poker Championship''. After leaving the ''World Poker Tour'' in 2005, Hiatt sued the producers in order to get a

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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,

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Todd Garner, whom she married in October 2005.CardPlayer.com: Injunction Granted on Hiatt's Behalf
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Modeling

Hiatt was Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA in 1995 and had represented Beach Haven,

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, 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 ''

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'' 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'' . Hiatt was a guest host of ''

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'' featured on the E! network. She has also appeared in television shows and movies including ''

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'' and '' Grandma's Boy'' .

References

External links

EveryPoker profile
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Fan site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hiatt, Shana 1975 births Living people Female models from New Jersey People from Tabernacle Township, New Jersey Poker commentators American television personalities American women television personalities Miss Hawaiian Tropic delegates 21st-century American women