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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)=== | ||
In May 2016, it was announced and confirmed that Tola along with Tash Gower, will join Dana Garner, Ricki Lawson, and Millie Mack, on the Vote for the Girls New Zealand panel. This resulted in the cancellation of the Thailand version after four seasons after years of sharp declines. Tola is currently the only moderator to have judged as a moderator in four countries: Thailand, United States, Australia, and New Zealand. | In May 2016, it was announced and confirmed that Tola along with Tash Gower, will join Dana Garner, Ricki Lawson, and Millie Mack, on the Vote for the Girls New Zealand panel. This resulted in the cancellation of the Thailand version after four seasons after years of sharp declines. Tola is currently the only moderator to have judged as a moderator in four countries: Thailand, United States, Australia, and New Zealand. | ||
== Work == | == Work == | ||
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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|Natasha Gower]] (formerly 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 made the decision to auction off her virginity ([[Ava's Virginity Auction|in a similar manner to Ava Zinn]] in the United States) after two female contestants | + | On July 19, 2016, Thia Tola announced that [[Tash Gower|Natasha Gower]] (formerly 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 made the decision to auction off her virginity ([[Ava's Virginity Auction|in a similar manner to Ava Zinn]] in the United States) after two female contestants withdrew on the [[wikipedia:The Voice UK (series 5)|fifth series of ''The Voice UK'']] and upon seeing that Ava Zinn's supported contestant [[wikipedia:Lydia Lucy|Lydia Lucy]] and [[Karly Jameson]]'s supported contestant [[wikipedia:Cody Fry|Cody Fry]] did not receive enough votes to make the Final Two on The Voice UK in April 2016 and Tash Lockhart finished third on ''The Voice Australia,'' Gower (who was filling in for Zinn after she decided to leave the UK version), and Gower announced she was following through on her threat to auctioning off her virgnity to the highest female bidder. <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 Gower had recently relocated to Indianapolis for her transition from male to female. |
This marked the fourth time a Vote for the Girls moderator has taken a significant other away from her spouse or partner, the first being [[Ava Zinn]] when she [[Ava's Virginity Auction|sold her virginity]] to [[Kymberly Alvaraz]] in 2014, [[Holly Everman]] entering into a long-term relationship with [[Perri Johnson]] in 2015 after Perri divorced her 25-year marriage to Mick Sill in 2015, and [[Lanise White]] entering into a long-term relationship with [[Danni McClannahan]] in 2015 shortly before McClannahan's husband, [[Leonard Lai]], was killed in a car accident in October 2015. <ref name="LLAI_DIVORCE">??</ref> Tola, like Alvaraz and White, had recently moved from the pink to the purple team at the time. | This marked the fourth time a Vote for the Girls moderator has taken a significant other away from her spouse or partner, the first being [[Ava Zinn]] when she [[Ava's Virginity Auction|sold her virginity]] to [[Kymberly Alvaraz]] in 2014, [[Holly Everman]] entering into a long-term relationship with [[Perri Johnson]] in 2015 after Perri divorced her 25-year marriage to Mick Sill in 2015, and [[Lanise White]] entering into a long-term relationship with [[Danni McClannahan]] in 2015 shortly before McClannahan's husband, [[Leonard Lai]], was killed in a car accident in October 2015. <ref name="LLAI_DIVORCE">??</ref> Tola, like Alvaraz and White, had recently moved from the pink to the purple team at the time. | ||
