by Ted Sherman

Created on: March 23, 2010   Last Updated: March 24, 2010

Brooke Burke is a stunning blond beauty. That may be the most obvious reason she was chosen to be the new co-host on Dancing With the Stars this season. In addition to her beauty, she has had considerable experience as a successful TV host, model and business woman. The fact that Brooke was a winner on Dancing With the Stars in 2008 gave her a working knowledge of the program few others could bring to the hosting job.

Her resume is very impressive. Brooke Burke began her stellar career as a highly-successful teenage model, and because of her good looks and trim figure was featured in many national print and TV ads, including those for lingerie retailer Fredericks of Hollywood and Bally's sports equipment and gyms. Although Brooke is now well into her 30s and the mother of four children, her still fabulous face and figure have also been featured in Playboy 

Her TV experience includes hosting the TV show Rock Star, and then followed that by four additional years doing the same task on Wild On. That was a reality series featuring Brooke frequently venturing out into the wilds of the world clad only in a bikini. This obviously added much to the beauty of the scenery, especially among young male TV viewers. She then hosted Rank, another reality program on E! network for two years.

The busy model and reality star is also using her savvy and skills to build a career beyond the cameras. She’s very popular in various areas, including attracting nearly two million regular visitors to her Twitter website. Her experience as a working mother has given her the opportunity to create an online baby products store, which has grown in popularity and successful sales for the past four years. She’s also on air frequently as an adviser called the Mommy Correspondent on the CBS morning information show: The Doctors.

Brooke will certainly make an excellent partner on Dancing With The Stars’ tenth season opposite her talented co-host, Tom Bergeron. He’s an energetic veteran of many TV programs, including the very popular America’s Funniest Home Videos. For her first appearance, she confessed she was very nervous. However, if her initial evening on the March 22, 2010, show can be any indication, as well as the raves she received from critics, the choice of Brooke Burke as co-host of Dancing With the Stars was an excellent one.

Tom Bergeron's quick wit, along with Brooke's good looks and show business savvy, will certainly continue to make this program one of the most successful in TV history.

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