Previous winners have been Sara Underwood in 2006, and Linda Ergas in 2007 – who won in a landslide, taking 33% of the 3,000+ total votes that were cast.

Before we get voting this year, here are some news, notes, and thoughts that may or may not be of interest.

• Some names from last year, that didn’t make the final pool in 2008, include Dawn Hasbrouck, Christa Delcamp, Cindy Fitzgibbon, Lisa Hughes, Shiba Russell, Mish Michaels, and Sorboni Banerjee. Also Beth Shelburne from NECN who was one of the final cuts. The competition is a bit stiffer this year, and these ladies just couldn’t squeak into the final voting. I am sure they are devastated.
• Some close calls and last minute cuts included Diana Rocco, who looked pretty good in certain photos, but the station head shots just wouldn’t have made it here, and that’s what we are working from.
• Which brings me to Alison Bologna. She has been with Fox 25 for two years now, is clearly a finalist, but has no head shot to be found. What gives there?
• This could be the last go ’round for Fox’s Maria Stephanos. She is starting to wither a bit, but still carries a lot of the vote each year. People seem to love her, but at some point she is going to be bumped out by some of this new blood.
• And lastly, Channel 7 lead the nominee pack with 6 of the 12 finalists. At this point they have literally just said “fuck it” and started hiring Floridian beauty queens.

ANYWAYS, without further ado, here is this year’s list of nominees:

Alison Bologna – Fox 25

Bianca de la Garza – Fox 25

Anne Allred – WHDH 7

Erin Hawksworth – Fox 25

JC Monahan - WCVB 5

Julie Donaldson – WHDH 7

Linda Ergas – WHDH 7

Maria Stephanos - Fox 25

Michelle Relerford – WHDH 7

Nicole Oliverio – WHDH 7

Sara Underwood - Fox 25

Victoria Warren – WHDH 7

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