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The Search for the Next Elvira

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The Search for the Next Elvira
GenreReality television
Created byEric Gardner & Cassandra Peterson
Directed byJeff Androsky
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Cassandra Peterson
  • Eric Gardner
  • Carol Sherman
Running time44 min. approx.
Original release
NetworkFox Reality
ReleaseOctober 13, 2007 (2007-10-13) –
2008 (2008)

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

The Judges

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Contestants

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The "Unlucky Thirteen" included:

  • Ms. Monster (a.k.a. A.K. Smith), a San Francisco-based horror hostess.
  • Yvette Nii, a singer/ entertainer based out of Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Asia DeVinyl, a goth and fetish pin-up model.
  • Mina Rose, a model and member of Suicide Girls.
  • April Wahlin, an aspiring writer and a self-proclaimed tomboy.
  • Jenny Jenson, a marketing director who is fluent in Mandarin.
  • Erik-a (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Milli), a former Ringling Bros. showgirl, trained Ringling clown, former Las Vegas magician's assistant, and former Peanuts characters and singer at Knott's Berry Farm's Camp Snoopy Theater.
  • 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

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Call-out and elimination order
# 1 2 3 4
01 Lola Monster Monster Kitty
02 Yvette Yvette Jilina April
03 Amanda Asia Kitty Jenny
04 Jill Mina Jenny
05 Shelly April April
06 Anabelle Jenny Bridget
07 Bridget Erik-a
08 Kitty Shelly
09 Mischief Jilina
10 Jenny Lady M
11 Savage Kitty
12 April Bridget
13 Cecily Lola
14 Mina
15 Monster
16 Lady M
17 Jilina
18 Erik-a
19 Connie
20 Asia
  The contestant was saved and continued into the next round.
  The contestant was eliminated and “vanquished”.
  The contestant was initially saved by the judges, but eliminated by the other contestants.
  This contestant was chosen to be the next Elvira.
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