Michele Merkin

Michele Merkin is a model and television host widely recognized for her appearance in Maxim Magazine and as a television host for the show Extreme Dodgeball .

Merkin's modeling career started at the age of 16 years old as a sophomore in high school. She spent 16 years working in New York, Paris and Milan as a runway and print model. She then landed a gig as host of a television show called Foody Call in 2005. She followed that up with hosting roles on the shows Extreme Dodgeball and The Next Best Thing. She has since worked as a correspondent on such shows as E! News Daily, Attack of the Show and For Love or Money.

Michele Merkin was born in San Francisco, California on June 25, 1975. She would attend college at the University of California, Los Angeles where she studied medicine. She would drop out of college to follow in her mother's footsteps as a model. She modeled for several years before transitioning to television host.

• Maxim Online: Michele Merkin: Wild at Heart
  • "People say diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but I’ll buy my own diamonds. For me it’s a sense of humor. And it would be nice if he were taller than me."
• G4TV: Man Talk with Michele Merkin (June 01, 2006)
  • "The way to a woman’s heart is definitely not through her stomach. Maybe through a nice gift? Flowers work better."
• Stuff Magazine.com: Dark Star (February 20, 2003)
  • "I once did an ad campaign for Amaretto. There was a shot of me sitting on a gentleman’s lap wearing a push-up bra that was stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey."

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