Elisabeth Hasselbeck is a former Survivor contestant and current co-host of ABC's daytime talk show The View. Hasselbeck provides a conservative Republican voice to the show, often combating the show's more liberal hosts. Hasselbeck announced on The View on January 29, 2009, that she and husband Tim are expecting their third child. They have two children, Grace and Taylor.People: Hasselbeck Is Pregnant Again! (January 29, 2009)

Elisabeth hasselback will be back to The View by October 19, 2009 after her maternity leave. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ioFv1jP-WsUZFaQTu1oGd9nRs-rQD9B1NS9G0

Hasselbeck was born in Rhode Island in 1977 to a Catholic school teacher and an architect. She received a Fine Arts degree from Boston College in 1999.

Hasselbeck was cast for Survivor: Australia in 2001 and finished fourth overall in the competition. A fan favorite, Hasselbeck parlayed her Survivor fame into a successful television career, hosting Style Network's Look For Less and eventually becoming a co-host on The View.

On September 29, 2008, a staff member from The View told reporters that Hasselbeck was "really upset" with her co-hosts regarding the 2008 Election. A cooling off period between Hasselbeck, Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar was called by Barbara Walters to settle the conservative versus liberal arguments that have surfaced. Hasselbeck is Republican.FOX News: Elisabeth Hasselbeck Really Upset With View Co-Hosts (September 29, 2008)

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• 1977: Born

• 2001: Survivor

• 2002: The Look for Less

• 2003: The View