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===Vote for the Girls (Thailand)=== | ===Vote for the Girls (Thailand)=== | ||
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In 2010, Thia announced on her show that she decided to become a judge on ''Vote for the Girls THAI.'' A big fan of the web site in [[wikipedia:United States|America]], she enthusiastically accepted the offer as a moderator of the Thailand version of the site along side fellow judges Phailin Lao, Sumalee Som, and host Kanya Kasem as the ''Vote for the Girls'' format was a surprise hit and success with the public in America and was sold to several different countries. Tola's final pick, [[wikipedia:Myra Molloy|Maneepatsorn Molloy]] won the first season of [[wikipedia:Thailand's Got Talent|''Thailand's Got Talent'']]. After Tola became the winning moderator the Thailand version peaked with a strong 3.4 rating in its target demographic, although Molloy's win would prove to be the web site's only victory in the site's history. Despite a number of format changes to get victories on [[wikipedia:The Star (reality show)|''The Star'']], none of those changes appeared to have any effect and the site's consistent failure to get victories continued in 2012 and 2013. | In 2010, Thia announced on her show that she decided to become a judge on ''Vote for the Girls THAI.'' A big fan of the web site in [[wikipedia:United States|America]], she enthusiastically accepted the offer as a moderator of the Thailand version of the site along side fellow judges Phailin Lao, Sumalee Som, and host Kanya Kasem as the ''Vote for the Girls'' format was a surprise hit and success with the public in America and was sold to several different countries. Tola's final pick, [[wikipedia:Myra Molloy|Maneepatsorn Molloy]] won the first season of [[wikipedia:Thailand's Got Talent|''Thailand's Got Talent'']]. After Tola became the winning moderator the Thailand version peaked with a strong 3.4 rating in its target demographic, although Molloy's win would prove to be the web site's only victory in the site's history. Despite a number of format changes to get victories on [[wikipedia:The Star (reality show)|''The Star'']], none of those changes appeared to have any effect and the site's consistent failure to get victories continued in 2012 and 2013. | ||
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− | On April 28, 2016, it was announced that Thia Tola would switch to purple team at the start of the eighth season, after the seventh season's pink team sat the worst starting record of any pink team in the history of Vote for the Girls competitions. Tola will become the fourth woman to be transferred to the purple team from the pink team. The first was [[Kymberly Alvaraz]] after she bought the long-term relationship rights [[Ava's Virginity Auction|and the highest bidder]] when Ava Zinn sold her virginity to Alvaraz, followed by [[Lanise White]] and [[Karly Ryder, Jr.|Karly Jameson]] | + | On April 28, 2016, it was announced that Thia Tola would switch to purple team at the start of the eighth season, after the seventh season's pink team sat the worst starting record of any pink team in the history of Vote for the Girls competitions. Tola will become the fourth woman to be transferred to the purple team from the pink team. The first was [[Kymberly Alvaraz]] after she bought the long-term relationship rights [[Ava's Virginity Auction|and the highest bidder]] when Ava Zinn sold her virginity to Alvaraz, followed by [[Lanise White]] and [[Karly Ryder, Jr.|Karly Jameson]] |
+ | On May 25, 2016, Tola did what other female television personalities almost never did: renounced hair straightening products and began wearing her hair curly, which was its natural hair style by that time.<ref>{{cite news | title=Thia Tola Wins the Game of Endurance | date=June 15, 2016}}</ref> Tola's fellow colleagues [[Lanise White]], [[Kathy Roberts|Kathy Fountaine]], and [[wikipedia:WEWS-TV|WEWS]] sportscaster Lauren Brill did the same in September 1989, January 1993, and July 2016, respectively.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/sportscaster-shuns-straight-and-narrow-for-curly-and-natural/174044 | work=TVSpy| first=Kevin| last=Eck| title=Sportscaster Shuns Straight and Narrow for Curly and Natural| date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> White and Fountaine resumed using hair straightening products in the the early 2000s. | ||
===Vote for the Girls (New Zealand)=== | ===Vote for the Girls (New Zealand)=== | ||
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== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
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Thia began dating Channarong Ling in 2001, while she was still living in Thailand. Thia has two daughters with Channarong, Delta Delilian Tola (b. 2005) and Jessica Tola (b. 2007) and a son Adam Sawyer Ling (b. 2003). The relationship ended upon Tola relocating to San Francisco. | Thia began dating Channarong Ling in 2001, while she was still living in Thailand. Thia has two daughters with Channarong, Delta Delilian Tola (b. 2005) and Jessica Tola (b. 2007) and a son Adam Sawyer Ling (b. 2003). The relationship ended upon Tola relocating to San Francisco. | ||
− | On July 19, 2016, Thia Tola announced that [[Tash Gower| | + | On July 19, 2016, Thia Tola announced that [[Tash Gower|Nathan Gower]] would become Tola's significant other effective January 1 2017. The deal, which was part of a long-term relationship agreement was driven by Tola's move from the pink team to the purple team on the American version of ''Vote for the Girls''; Gower had divorced from his transgendered husband, but Gower's husband reportedly balked at Gower's demands for alimony.<ref>??</ref> This led to Tola reaching a deal with Gower, which Tola was eager to land since the she [[wikipedia:bisexuality|is a bisexual]] woman and interested in Gower, who had relocated to Dayton, Ohio for her transition from male to female. This marked the third time a Vote for the Girls purple team moderator has taken a significant other away from her spouse, the first being [[Ava Zinn]] when she [[Ava's Virginity Auction|sold her virginity]] to [[Kymberly Alvaraz]] in 2014 and [[Lanise White]] entering into a long-term relationship with [[Danni McClannahan]] in 2015. <ref name="LLAI_DIVORCE">??</ref> |
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== References == | == References == |