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'Survivor,' 'Real World' Alums Angle for 'The View'

Tuesday, November 04, 2003

11:40 AM PT

Two veterans of reality TV franchises are among the three finalists for the open co-host spot on the daytime talk show "The View."

Rachel Campos, who was part of "The Real World: San Francisco," and former "Survivor" Elisabeth Hasselbeck, along with "Port Charles" actress Erin Hershey Presley, are vying to take Lisa Ling's spot at the end of the coffee table on ABC's morning show. "View" executive producer and co-host Barbara Walters will announce the winner on Monday, Nov. 24.

Campos, 32, was a finalist in the show's last search for a Gen-X co-host in 1999; that spot ended up going to Ling, who left the show last year. She's married to fellow "Real World" alum Sean Duffy (from the Boston season). The couple is expecting their third child.

The 27-year-old Presley is a two-time Daytime Emmy nominee for her work on ABC's "Port Charles." She married her former co-star Brian Presley in 2002.

Hasselbeck, currently the host of "The Look for Less" on cable's style. network, was Elisabeth Filarski when she appeared on "Survivor: The Australian Outback" in 2001. The 26-year-old is married to her college sweetheart, Tim Hasselbeck, a backup quarterback for the NFL's Washington Redskins.