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Bravo’s wildly popular Real Housewives franchise, which began in 2006 with The Real Housewives of Orange County and celebrated its 10th anniversary in March, has gifted the world of reality television with dozens of insult-hurling, pinot-swilling, table-tossing Housewives from nine different cities across America over the last decade. We’ve sorted through every catfight, picked apart every dinner party, and assessed every charity event to narrow down the ladies to the 20 best bravolebrities the franchise has ever given us. Check out our definitive ranking right here.
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20. Aviva Drescher (Real Housewives of New York)
19. Kim Richards (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
18. Kandi Burruss (Real Housewives of Atlanta)
17. Kim Zolciak-Biermann (Real Housewives of Atlanta)
She should be higher on this list.
16. Yolanda Foster (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
15. Tamra Judge (Real Housewives of Orange County)
14. Vicki Gunvalson (Real Housewives of Orange County)
13. Kelly Bensimon (Real Housewives of New York)
12. Luann de Lesseps (Real Housewives of New York)
11. Jill Zarin (Real Housewives of New York)
10. Carole Radziwill (Real Housewives of New York)
9. Lisa Rinna (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
8. Sonja Morgan (Real Housewives of New York)
7. Caroline Manzo (Real Housewives of New Jersey)
6. Kyle Richards (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
5. Ramona Singer (Real Housewives of New York)
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Ramona is the only New York Housewife who has been a main cast member for the entire series thus far, making the last seven seasons of RHONY (and surely the eighth) a veritable Ramona-coaster of pinot grigio-fueled drama. She has earned her high Housewife ranking a hundred times over with her bug-eyed catwalk strut, her commitment to Turtle Time, and her genuine, sisterly friendship with fellow Big Apple blonde Sonja Morgan. I'm getting Ramotional just thinking about it.
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4. Teresa Giudice (Real Housewives of New Jersey)
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Teresa has kept Franklin Lakes lively since the first season of RHONJ, in which she memorably threw a table at Danielle Staub while calling her a “prostitution *****.” Since then, she’s had her ups and downs with the other ladies, especially her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga; with her husband Joe; and with the law — she was recently released from federal prison on fraud charges. Through it all, however, she has remained the same tough, funny woman that made Jersey a must-watch Housewives series the moment she shoved that dinner table. She also brings one of the greatest additions in the history of the franchise: Her spitfire daughter Milania.
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3. NeNe Leakes (Real Housewives of Atlanta)
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Perhaps the most successful Housewife is NeNe Leakes, who stole nearly every scene she was in thanks to her outspoken personality and her expressive, highly GIF-able reactions. Sure, she's as pretentious as any other Real Housewife, but when NeNe brought the drama (particularly against Kim Zolciak and her sugar daddy), it always felt like she was speaking for the audience. Need more proof she's on top? Leakes parlayed her status as the breakout star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta into an acting career by starring in two Ryan Murphy series: Glee and The New Normal.
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2. Bethenny Frankel (Real Housewives of New York)
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Bethenny began the first season of RHONY as a struggling single girl who was trying to launch a career developing low-calorie cocktails. Now, she’s built a multimillion-dollar Skinnygirl empire — and provided countless other entrepreneurial reality stars with an aspirational model in the process. While we admire her business acumen, it's her sharp wit and tendency (nay, compulsion) to speak her mind that really has our hearts. Whether telling Jill Zarin to “get a hobby” or calling Countess LuAnn a “dumb drag queen,” Bethenny’s talent for sass is a sight to behold. Here's hoping she never learns to keep her mouth shut.
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1. Lisa Vanderpump (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
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Whether holding court at a party full of bickering Housewives, ordering around the beautiful but ridiculous staff of SUR, or just relaxing with Ken and their menagerie of dogs, swans, and miniature horses at Villa Rosa, Lisa carries herself as the queen of Beverly Hills. She reigns over the ladies of RHOBH — and in fact all the Housewives across the franchise — mostly benevolently, and always stylishly. We bow down to her intelligence, her wicked sense of humor, and that breathtaking walk-in closet. As it turns out, life can be all diamonds and rosé — but only if you’re Lisa Vanderpump.
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This list is a flop.
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