Now it's time to kick off my favorite non-singers.
CLOSE CALLS:
25. Nick Stacevic
24. Julissa Bermudez
23. Jean-Robert Bellande
22. Vince Young
21. Jennifer Leigh
#20. Vanessa Minnillo
I've been hearing so many rumors on what is up with her......music, movies or TV, what's her future? Since she left TRL, the show has gone way down. I'd take her over Damien 'Idiot' Fahey.
#19. Hollywood Dave Stann
You may know him if you follow Blackjack. He is one of the zaniest personalities when it comes to playing cards. He is a battler true and true.
#18. Allen Cunningham
5 WSOP bracelets, 3 in the last 3 years, 2005 WSOP player of the year, 2006 4th place at WSOP Main Event, what else needs to be said? This guy is a player at 30.
#17. Courtney Yates (I think it's her l/n, I was so-so on her first)
Alright, sort of cheesy. I had mixed reaction on her thinking she might give Ashley (the WWE star) a run for her money. Ash's early exit left the door open for her, Jamie and Amanda as my favorite Survivor star this season. Courtney reminds me of both Daniele and Jen from BB8.
#16. Jen Johnson
She's a model. She of course took a LOT of heat when it comes to the other BB8 houseguests. She hated her wall photo, she was accused of being a snob, she destroyed Dick's cigarettes and got dumped on with tea after arguing with Daniele...but in the end Jen is a character. She was treated like the villain.
#15. Erin Myers (no image available)
One of 2 game show hosts on this list. Erin is from My Games Fever and I don't think many people know of her.
#14. Amanda Kimmel (she won me over on Survivor too)
Like Courtney, it took me some time to get me to like Amanda. However, I make her my pick to win Survivor right now. Amanda's style and abilities might even make past Survivor champs catch on.....watch out Danni.
#13. Phil Ivey
IT'S PHIL IVEY! He's one of 5 poker players on this list. Phil had a down year in 2007 but his abilities to read his opponents are strong. 5 bracelets and 7 WPT final tables, this guy is still dangerous at the table.
#12. Christa DeAngelo
The only non-Big Brother or Survivor reality star here is Miss Christa DeAngelo. She's 30 years old and finished 2nd on Pirate Master to Ben Fagan. (one of her friends) She was also captain for a while until the final episode. Keep an eye on this girl, she's got a great future.
#11. Eric Stein
America's Player has got it going on. 5th in Big Brother 8, fell in love with Jessica and won $40,000 for doing 20+ AP tasks, plus he won 1 POV in that stretch. His key to safety was when he was kept over Kail on Week 5.
#10. Alison Becker
Probably my Breakthrough Non-Singer of the year. I don't know much about her, but this girl has got the hosting chops down pat. I guarantee you, she's not younger than 30 years old.
#9. Dick Donato
EVEL! He is the oldest on this list passing Annie Duke's mark. Dick is mainly on here because of his amazing daughter Daniele. He did win 3 HOH's, a few vetos, but more importantly won BB8 and the $500,000, all in the while repairing his relationship with Daniele.
#8. Jaime Dugan (Yeah, she won me over on Survivor)
Can I say she's the best Survivor contestant ever? No. She is sexy and very sweet. Jamie did make the Survivor jury so I'll be interested what she has to say if Amanda and Courtney make the final 2.
#7. Beth Shak
The best female player you never heard of. She finished 2nd in a WSOP event to Shankar Pillai, but her claim to fame is that she busted out Phil Hellmuth as he was going for his 12th bracelet. She is the husband of 2006 USPC 4th place Dan Shak.
#6. Diane Henry
Yes I know she wasn't on TV this year but........her aura is stunning. I've talked to her several times on Myspace and she is a Bengals fan for life. She despises the Steelers so I guess she's rooting for the Patriots to go 13-0. Anyway, I love Diane! <333333333
#5. Shandi Finnessey
The best host of the year. Shandi is sweet, and does a lot of things well. The latest batch of videos I posted, the first 2 are of her. Shandi is one hell of a girl. Did I mention she's a Miss USA winner from 2004?
#4. Jessica Hughbanks
BOOYAH! Jessica finished 6th in BB8, 2nd in my view. Jessica and Eric are in love and she is probably the best to come out of Kansas since Dorothy Gale from Wizard Of Oz. She is Carol Journey's rival and I heard also Daniele Donato's rival.
#3. Annie Duke
After being #1 on this list the last 2 years, she fell to #3. Annie recently went to Washington D.C. to talk about the Internet Gaming situation and try to make her case on why online poker should be allowed. As you may of heard, the UIGEA caused sites like Partypoker to not allow U.S. players to play anymore, you know the story.
#2. Vanessa Rousso
On any other year, Vanessa would be #1 on this list. 7th on the WPT championship a while ago, she's won nearly $1M in tournament earnings, but even though she struck out in the 2007 WSOP, she looked good while she was playing. Vanessa has a new Pokerstars commercial featuring her skydiving. This is one hell of a player to be feared.
#1. Daniele Donato
Unfortunately for Vanessa, there was Daniele Donato. Daniele did everything you can think of, plus IMO she has qualities of Diane, Ivette and Janelle, plus a very caring but demanding father. Daniele finished 2nd on BB8 to her father, but won 2 HOH's, got to go to New York for Power Of 10, but not only that she won 5 POV's and she got to meet Janelle who she loved so much. Daniele is amazing baby!