Deal or No Deal (United States) models
The following is a list of models who have appeared on the American game show Deal or No Deal. While most of the models hold the same numbered case each week, a few of the models hold a different case number each game. All 26 models wear identical dresses, jewelry and shoes; although the style changes for each episode.
Season One (2005-2006)
Case Number |
Opening Week Model |
Permanent Model |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Mylinda Tov |
Claudia Jordan |
2 |
Stacey Gardner |
|
3 |
Lisa Gleave |
|
4 |
Lindsay Schoneweis |
|
5 |
Kristal Marshall |
Ursula Mayes |
6 |
Megan Abrigo |
|
7 |
Sara Bronson |
|
8 |
Patricia Kara |
Pilar Lastra |
9 |
Claudia Jordan |
Patricia Kara |
10 |
Anya Monzikova |
|
11 |
Jill Manas |
Katie Cleary |
12 |
Amie Peterson |
Jill Manas |
13 |
Leyla Milani |
|
14 |
Dawn Olivieri |
April Scott |
15 |
Bonnie-Jill Laflin |
Lanisha Cole |
16 |
Kim Estrada |
|
17 |
Aliké Boggan |
Jenelle Moreno |
18 |
Donna Feldman |
Aliké Boggan |
19 |
A.J. Almasi |
Mylinda Tov |
20 |
Yoi Tanabe |
Marisa Petroro |
21 |
Tameka Jacobs |
|
22 |
Joni Kemper |
Donna Feldman |
23 |
Nancy Stelmaszczyk |
Aubrie Lemon |
24 |
Lindsay Clubine |
Nancy Stelmaszczyk |
25 |
Angel Archer |
Sonia Vera |
26 |
Pilar Lastra |
Lindsay Clubine |
Substitute models
Season One of Deal or No Deal was a season of many substitute models. Many of them appeared on the show only a few times. This list of models is as followed:
Model |
Cases Substitute |
Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
Krisi Ballentine |
14 & 19 |
|
Kristen Brockman |
4, 21, 22 & 25 |
Kristen held case 21 in episodes 11, 12, 16, & 17. She opened case 4 at the end of episode 21. She held case 22 in episode 22 & 23. Finally she held case 25 in Episodes 33 through 36. |
Jasmine Dustin |
5 |
|
Julee Gracey |
18 & 22 |
|
Nicole Gray |
13 |
Nicole held Case 13 in Episodes 33 through 36 |
Mel Gregory |
9 |
|
Kasie Head |
9, 13, 15, 17, 19 & 20 |
The only substitute out of this group to go on to become a series regular. |
Janelle Lafreniere |
8 |
|
Riley Mandel |
4 |
The daughter of host Howie Mandel. Appeared on show as part of [[Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day|Take Your Daughter to Work Day]]. |
Ingrid Raines |
20 |
|
Sarah Stage |
22 |
Sarah ONLY appeared in Episodes 18-22 |
Tamara Witmer |
8 & 20 |
Season Two (2006-2007)
Case Number |
Model |
Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Claudia Jordan |
|
2 |
Stacey Gardner |
|
3 |
Lisa Gleave |
|
4 |
Lindsay Schoneweis |
|
5 |
Ursula Mayes |
|
6 |
Megan Abrigo |
|
7 |
Sara Bronson |
|
8 |
Lauren Shiohama |
Replaced Pilar Lastra, who moved to case #14 at the beginning of the season. |
9 |
Patricia Kara |
|
10 |
Anya Monzikova |
|
11 |
Katie Cleary |
|
12 |
Jill Manas |
|
13 |
Leyla Milani |
|
14 |
Pilar Lastra |
Replaced April Scott shortly after the season started. |
15 |
Brooke Long |
Replaced Lanisha Cole shortly after the season started. |
16 |
Kasie Head |
Replaced Kim Estrada at the beginning of the season. |
17 |
Jenelle Moreno |
|
18 |
Marisa Petroro |
Replaced Aliké Boggan, who moved to case #20 at the beginning of the season. |
19 |
Mylinda Tov |
|
20 |
Aliké Boggan |
Replaced Marisa Petroro, who moved to case #18 at the beginning of the season. |
21 |
Tameka Jacobs |
|
22 |
Laura Shields |
Replaced Donna Feldman at the beginning of the season. |
23 |
Aubrie Lemon |
|
24 |
Meghan Markle / Kelly Brannigan |
Meghan replaced Nancy Stelmaszczyk shortly after the season started. She was then replaced herself by Kelly after leaving the show midway through. |
25 |
Hayley Marie Norman |
Replaced Sonia Vera at the beginning of the season. |
26 |
Lindsay Clubine |
|
Primary Substitute |
Kelly Brannigan |
Periodically substituted at case #24 for Meghan Markle before becoming the permanent model at that case when Meghan left the show in mid-spring 2007. |
Primary Substitute |
Keltie Martin |
Periodically substituted at eight different cases throughout the season (Case Numbers 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18). Also held a special green case in the second-half of the Thanksgiving 2006 episode. |
Substitute |
Heather LaCombe |
Substituted at case #23 & case #24. |
Substitute |
Jacquelynn King |
Substituted at case #15 & case #24. |
Substitute |
|Lauren Madden |
Substituted at case #11 & case #15. |
Substitute |
|Enya Flack |
Substituted at case #8. |
Substitute |
Jamie Everett |
Substituted at case #24. |
Substitute |
Christine Teigen |
Substituted at case #12. |
Substitute |
Erin Ashley |
Winner of Access Hollywood's Make Me a Deal or No Deal model contest. Substituted as case #23. |
Season Three (2007-2008)
Case Number |
Model |
Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Claudia Jordan |
|
2 |
Stacey Gardner |
|
3 |
Lisa Gleave |
|
4 |
Keltie Martin |
Replaced Lindsay Schoneweis at the beginning of the season. |
5 |
Ursula Mayes |
|
6 |
Megan Abrigo |
|
7 |
Sara Bronson |
|
8 |
Lauren Shiohama |
|
9 |
Patricia Kara |
|
10 |
Anya Monzikova |
|
11 |
Katie Cleary |
|
12 |
Jill Manas |
|
13 |
Leyla Milani |
|
14 |
Pilar Lastra |
|
15 |
Brooke Long |
|
16 |
Krissy Carlson / Lisa Lakatos |
Krissy replaced Kasie Head at the beginning of the season. She was then officially replaced herself by Lisa on 10 March 2008. |
17 |
Jenelle Moreno |
|
18 |
Marisa Petroro |
Substituted at case #5 for Ursula Mayes on 10 October 2007, 19 October 2007, 26 October 2007, 2 November 2007 & 9 November 2007. |
19 |
Mylinda Tov |
|
20 |
Aliké Boggan |
|
21 |
Tameka Jacobs |
|
22 |
Lianna Grethel / Crystal Monte |
Lianna replaced Laura Shields at the beginning of the season. She was then officially replaced herself by Crystal on 20 March 2008. |
23 |
Aubrie Lemon |
Substituted at case #6 for Megan Abrigo on 2 November 2007, 9 November 2007, 4 February 2008, 7 February 2008 & 30 April 2008; case #3 for Lisa Gleave on 3 January 2008 & 7 January 2008; case #1 for Claudia Jordan on 2 March 2008; and case #2 for Stacey Gardner on 21 April 2008, 23 April 2008, 28 April 2008, 22 May 2008, 11 June 2008, 17 June 2008, 18 June 2008 & 25 June 2008. |
24 |
Kelly Brannigan |
|
25 |
Hayley Marie Norman |
|
26 |
Lindsay Clubine |
|
Substitute |
Kendhal Beal |
Substituted at case #9 for Patricia Kara on 26 September 2007; case #18 for Marisa Petroro on 10 October 2007, 19 October 2007, 26 October 2007 & 2 November 2007; and case #26 for Lindsay Clubine on 7 December 2007 & 12 December 2007 (second half only). Also appeared as a football referee on 19 September 2007. |
Substitute |
Alison Waite |
Substituted at case #14 for Pilar Lastra on 17 October 2007, 16 November 2007, 21 November 2007, 30 November 2007 & 5 December 2007 (first half only); and case #23 for Aubrie Lemon on 2 November 2007 & 9 November 2007. Also appeared as a football referee on 19 September 2007, as the presenter of the Million-Dollar Lucky Case on 26 September 2007, as the presenter of Deal or No Deal's Top Ten Greatest Moments on 21 November 2007, as the assistant model of the Deal Wheel on 12 December 2007, as a gift giver in Howie's Twelve Days of Christmas on 25 December 2007, and as the presenter of the 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty truck on 14 January 2008. |
Substitute |
Diana Chiafair |
Substituted at case #18 for Marisa Petroro on 9 November 2007. |
Substitute |
Kathy Gardiner |
Substituted at case #12 for Jill Manas on 7 December 2007, 10 December 2007, 11 December 2007 & 12 December 2007. |
Substitute |
Lisa Lakatos |
Substituted at case #18 for Marisa Petroro on 7 December 2007; case #9 for Patricia Kara on 10 December 2007 & 11 December 2007; case #14 for Pilar Lastra on 6 January 2008 & 20 February 2008 (second half only); case #16 for Krissy Carlson on 4 February 2008, 7 February 2008, 11 February 2008, 13 February 2008, 18 February 2008 & 25 February 2008; and case #2 for Stacey Gardner on 14 February 2008, 27 February 2008 & 2 March 2008. Also appeared as a gift giver in Howie's Twelve Days of Christmas, and as the primary caretaker of the Deal or No Deal Day Care on 25 December 2007. |
Substitute |
Yanet Acosta |
Appeared as a gift giver in Howie's Twelve Days of Christmas on 25 December 2007. Did not substitute at any case during the season. |
Substitute |
Lianna Grethel |
Substituted at case #23 for Aubrie Lemon on 4 February 2008, 7 February 2008 & 30 April 2008. |
Substitute |
Crystal Monte |
Substituted at case #23 for Aubrie Lemon on 3 January 2008, 7 January 2008 & 2 March 2008; and case #22 for Lianna Grethel on 4 February 2008, 7 February 2008, 11 February 2008, 13 February 2008, 18 February 2008 & 25 February 2008. Also appeared as a gift giver in Howie's Twelve Days of Christmas on 25 December 2007. |
Substitute |
Lanisha Cole |
Substituted at case #2 for Stacey Gardner on 4 February 2008, 7 February 2008 & 30 April 2008; case #6 for Megan Abrigo on 13 February 2008 (second half only), 18 February 2008 & 25 February 2008; case #16 for Krissy Carlson on 14 February 2008, 27 February 2008, 2 March 2008, 10 March 2008, 12 March 2008 & 17 March 2008; case #4 for Keltie Martin on 27 March 2008, 31 March 2008 & 2 April 2008 (first half only); case #5 for Ursula Mayes on 21 April 2008; and case #10 for Anya Monzikova on 28 April 2008. |
Substitute |
Lina Roudeva |
Substituted at case #17 for Jenelle Moreno on 25 February 2008; and case #11 for Katie Cleary on 14 April 2008 & 16 April 2008. |
Substitute |
Bobby T |
Substituted at case #25 for Hayley Marie Norman on 20 March 2008, 24 March 2008, 27 March 2008, 31 March 2008, 2 April 2008, 7 April 2008, 9 April 2008, 21 April 2008, 23 April 2008, 28 April 2008, 22 May 2008, 11 June 2008, 17 June 2008, 18 June 2008 & 25 June 2008. |
Substitute |
Erin Naas |
Substituted at case #23 for Aubrie Lemon on 21 April 2008, 23 April 2008, 28 April 2008, 22 May 2008, 11 June 2008, 17 June 2008, 18 June 2008 & 25 June 2008. |
Substitute |
Brittany Binger |
Appeared as the assistant model to the Deal or No Deal Multi-Million Dollar Madness chamber on 11 June 2008, 17 June 2008, 18 June 2008 & 25 June 2008. Did not substitute at any case during the season. |
Substitute |
Victoria Recaño |
A special celebrity-guest model substituted at case #16 for Krissy Carlson on 20 February 2008 (first half only). Also appeared at the same case in an unaired episode featuring contestant Mike Fisher. |
Substitute |
Ellen DeGeneres |
A special celebrity-guest model substituted at case #4 for Keltie Martin on 16 January 2008. Keltie was present that episode, and assumed her role briefly. |
Interactive model search
For the 2008-2009 season, viewers were given the opportunity to vote for the next Deal or No Deal model. Starting on April 21, 2008, and running for eight episodes, viewers text messaged their votes or submitted online, as in the Lucky Case Game.
Model |
Date of Qualifier |
Date of Semi-Finals |
Date of Finals |
|---|---|---|---|
Britten Kelley |
21 April 2008 |
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Tami Donaldson |
21 April 2008 (Advanced to Semi-Finals) |
11 June 2008 |
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Nicole Panattoni |
23 April 2008 |
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Kylah Kim |
23 April 2008 |
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Jennifer Hall |
23 April 2008 (Advanced to Semi-Finals) |
11 June 2008 (Advanced to Finals) |
25 June 2008 |
Casey Durkin |
28 April 2008 |
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Ravyn Lotito |
28 April 2008 (Advanced to Semi-Finals) |
11 June 2008 |
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Roxanne Siordia |
28 April 2008 |
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Lindsay Christiansen |
30 April 2008 (Advanced to Semi-Finals) |
17 June 2008 (Advanced to Finals) |
25 June 2008 (Winner) |
Krista Coyle |
30 April 2008 |
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Amy Weller |
30 April 2008 |
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Sasha Formosa |
5 May 2008 |
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Natalie Walker |
5 May 2008 (Advanced to Semi-Finals) |
17 June 2008 |
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Lisa Byrnes |
5 May 2008 |
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Nafeesa De Florias |
7 May 2008 |
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Nadia Alexandria |
7 May 2008 (Advanced to Semi-Finals) |
17 June 2008 |
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Ashleah O'Shea |
7 May 2008 |
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Monica Flores |
14 May 2008 |
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Desiree Anderson |
14 May 2008 (Advanced to Semi-Finals) |
18 June 2008 |
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Leilani Mau |
14 May 2008 |
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Elizabeth Ashley |
22 May 2008 |
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Carrie Prejean |
22 May 2008 (Advanced to Semi-Finals) |
18 June 2008 (Advanced to Finals) |
25 June 2008 |
Miki Black |
22 May 2008 |
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Cora Skinner |
21 April 2008 (Advanced to Semi-Finals as a Wild Card) |
18 June 2008 |
^ Replaced Celine De Sauvage in the Interactive Model Search.
Season Four (2008-2009)
Case Number |
Model |
Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Claudia Jordan |
|
2 |
Stacey Gardner |
|
3 |
Lisa Gleave |
|
4 |
Keltie Martin |
|
5 |
Ursula Mayes |
|
6 |
Megan Abrigo |
|
7 |
Sara Bronson |
|
8 |
Mariela Arteaga |
Replaced Lauren Shiohama, who moved to case #12 at the beginning of the season. Substituted at case #2 for Stacey Gardner on 25 August 2008, 1 September 2008, 8 September 2008, 15 September 2008, 3 October 2008 & 10 October 2008. |
9 |
Patricia Kara |
|
10 |
Anya Monzikova |
|
11 |
Katie Cleary |
|
12 |
Lauren Shiohama |
Replaced Jill Manas at the beginning of the season. |
13 |
Leyla Milani |
|
14 |
Pilar Lastra |
Substituted at case #2 for Stacey Gardner on 25 December 2008. |
15 |
Brooke Long |
|
16 |
Lisa Lakatos |
|
17 |
Jenelle Moreno |
|
18 |
Marisa Petroro |
|
19 |
Amanza Smith |
Replaced Mylinda Tov at the beginning of the season. Substituted at case #8 for Mariela Arteaga on 25 August 2008 & 1 September 2008. |
20 |
Aliké Boggan |
|
21 |
Tameka Jacobs |
|
22 |
Crystal Monte |
|
23 |
Aubrie Lemon |
Substituted at case #1 for Claudia Jordan on 29 October 2008, 31 October 2008, 3 November 2008, 7 November 2008, 14 November 2008 (first half only) & 29 December 2008. |
24 |
Kelly Brannigan |
|
25 |
Hayley Marie Norman |
|
26 |
Lindsay Clubine |
|
Substitute |
Heidi Lish |
Substituted at case #19 for Amanza Smith on 25 August 2008 & 1 September 2008. Also appeared as an assistant model on 8 September 2008. |
Substitute |
Lana Asanin |
Substituted at case #8 for Mariela Arteaga on 8 September 2008, 15 September 2008, 3 October 2008 & 10 October 2008. Also appeared as an assistant model on 1 September 2008. |
Substitute |
Tamara Knausz |
Appeared as an assistant model on 10 October 2008. Did not substitute at any case during the season. |
Substitute |
Lindsay Christiansen |
Substituted at case #19 for Amanza Smith on 22 October 2008. Also appeared as an assistant model on 29 October 2008. |
Substitute |
Lindsey Lockwood |
Substituted at case #23 for Aubrie Lemon on 29 October 2008, 7 November 2008, 14 November 2008 (first half only) & 29 December 2008; case #17 for Jenelle Moreno on 31 October 2008, 3 November 2008, 2 January 2009 & 4 May 2009; and case #25 for Hayley Marie Norman on 21 November 2008, 26 November 2008 & 18 May 2009 (second half only). Also appeared as a gift giver on 25 December 2008. |
Substitute |
Lauren Barnette |
Substituted at case #2 for Stacey Gardner on 31 October 2008, 3 November 2008, 2 January 2009 & 4 May 2009; and case #14 for Pilar Lastra on 25 December 2008. |
Substitute |
Taylor Kingsley |
Substituted at case #23 for Aubrie Lemon on 31 October 2008, 3 November 2008 & 25 December 2008. |
Substitute |
AnnaMaria DeMara |
Substituted at case #11 for Katie Cleary on 25 December 2008 (second half only). |
Substitute |
Tiffany Selby |
Substituted at case #17 for Jenelle Moreno on 25 December 2008. |
Substitute |
Alison Fiori |
Substituted at case #25 for Hayley Marie Norman on 11 May 2009 & 18 May 2009 (first half only). |
Substitute |
Krissy Carlson |
Substituted at case #4 for Keltie Martin on 1 January 2009. Also appeared as an assistant model on 29 October 2008 & 25 December 2008. |
Former permanent models
Name |
Normal Case |
Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
Jill Manas |
12 |
Left the show after season three. |
Mylinda Tov |
19 |
Left the show after season three. |
Krissy Carlson |
16 |
Stepped down midway through season three to focus on her role as a Banker Babe |
Lianna Grethel |
22 |
Left the show midway through season three. |
Lindsay Schoneweis |
4 |
Left the show after season two. |
Kasie Head |
16 |
Left the show after season two. |
Laura Shields |
22 |
Left the show after season two. |
Meghan Markle |
24 |
Left the show midway through season two. |
April Scott |
14 |
Left the show shortly after the beginning of season two. |
Lanisha Cole |
15 |
Left the show shortly after the beginning of season two. |
Nancy Stelmaszczyk |
24 & 23 (opening week) |
Left the show shortly after the beginning of season two. |
Kim Estrada |
16 |
Left the show after season one. |
Donna Feldman |
22 & 18 (opening week) |
Left the show after season one. |
Sonia Vera |
25 |
Left the show after season one. |
Kristal Marshall |
5 |
Appeared only in the first week of season one. |
Amie Peterson |
12 |
Appeared only in the first week of season one. |
Dawn Olivieri |
14 |
Appeared only in the first week of season one. |
Bonnie-Jill Laflin |
15 |
Appeared only in the first week of season one. |
A.J. Almasi |
19 |
Appeared only in the first week of season one. |
Yoi Tanabe |
20 |
Appeared only in the first week of season one. |
Joni Kemper |
22 |
Appeared only in the first week of season one. |
Angel Archer |
25 |
Appeared only in the first week of season one. |
Miscellaneous
Miss USA edition (12 April 2006)
A special edition featuring twenty-five Miss USA 2006 delegates and Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley as briefcase holders. The delegates involved are:
Haleigh Stidham (Alabama), Kimberly Forsyth (Arkansas), Tamiko Nash (California), Ashlee Greenwell (Delaware), Cristin Duren (Florida), Catherine Warren (Illinois), Bridget Bobel (Indiana), Tara Conner (Kentucky), Christina Cuenca (Louisiana), Katee Stearns (Maine), Tiffany Kelly (Massachusetts), Danelle Gay (Michigan), Kristi Capel (Missouri), Lauren Scyphers (Nevada), Jessica Boyington (New Jersey), Onawa Lacy (New Mexico), Samantha Holvey (North Carolina), Kimberly Krueger (North DAKOTA), Allison Machado (Oregon), Tanya Lehman (Pennsylvania), Leeann Tingley (Rhode Island and Providence Plantations), Lacie Lybrand (South Carolina), Soben Huon (Utah), Amber Copley (Virginia) and Jessica Wedge (West Virginia).
Ladies Night edition (19 March 2007)
Twenty-six male firefighters from the Los Angeles and San Diego Fire Departments substituted as briefcase holders for the special Ladies Night edition of Deal or No Deal. Among the firefighters were Matthew and Martin Mullen, the "Southie Boys" from NBC's 2006 reality-TV series Treasure Hunters.
Star Wars edition (28 April 2008)
In the first hour of the special two-hour Winner Takes All Star Wars’s episode, the twenty-six models were replaced by twenty-six Imperial stormtroopers; In the second hour, the twenty-six models were dressed in replicas of Leia's metal bikini.
Deal Around the World editions (5 May 2008), (7 May 2008) & (14 May 2008)
Howie Mandel traveled to three different places around the world with American contestants to play Deal or No Deal in other countries where the game show is also popular. In addition, models of each respective international Deal or No Deals were used.
5 May 2008 – The Philippines’ Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal.
7 May 2008 – Estonia’s Võta või jäta (English: “Take or Leave”).
14 May 2008 – South Africa’s Deal or No Deal.
External links
- Models Bios & Photo Galleries at NBC.com