Christine Diane Teigen (born November 30, 1985) is an American model, television personality, and author.
She made her modeling debut in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2010 and later appeared on the 50th anniversary cover alongside Nina Agdal and Lily Aldridge in 2014.
She also co-hosted Lip Sync Battle with LL Cool J on Paramount Network (2015–2019).
’90 Day Fiancé’ Casting Director on the Vetting Process, Hopes for a Transgender Story and the Franchise’s Future
variety.comCarla Sosenko Since 2014, millions of viewers — including self-professed superfans Lady Gaga, Chrissy Teigen and Pete Davidson — have tuned in to TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé” to watch Americans go through the arduous process of bringing partners over from other countries through the (previously) esoteric K-1 visa process.
Since then, the franchise has exploded into multiple directions of spinoff-hood: In 2017, we got the self-explanatory “Before the 90 Days”; two years later it was “90 Day: The Other Way” with Americans traveling abroad and the meta “90 Day: Pillow Talk,” during which alums watch others’ “90 Day” episodes.In 2020, the self-taped “90 Day Diaries” was born, and 2021 brought “90 Day: The Single Life,” following former cast members still looking for love.
The one-off special 2022 spinoff “90 Day Diaries: Ukraine,” spotlighted series regulars who were either still living in Ukraine during Russia’s invasion or were stateside and trying to help from here.
So just how far can a docuseries about couples from different cultures go? For senior director of casting at Sharp Entertainment, Brooklyn Bagwell — who started her career on “Doomsday Preppers” and has cast “90 Day” since Season 3 — the globe’s the limit.How does casting work?When I first started casting the show, we would work with immigration lawyers and scour social media.
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