RHONDA TRIVIA

Rhonda is the baby of her family...Two older brothers and one older sister...

Rhonda held three "Miss Louisiana" titles, including "Miss Louisiana-World," "Miss Louisiana-International," and "Miss Louisiana-USA."...

Rhonda was the youngest woman to ever run for public office in New Orleans...Register of Conveyances...she lost a citywide election by 135 votes and was then excepted to Loyola Law School...

Rhonda was a Communications major from Loyola University of the South, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts.

Rhonda's first television appearance was on "The John Pela Show" in New Orleans.  She was a regular solo dancer and fell in love with the medium of live television.

The very first show Rhonda worked on in Hollywood was a Bob Hope Special...she was selected from 1,000 girls to play one of five "Perfect 11's" on the show...this launched Rhonda's career in Hollywood and ended her political aspirations in New Orleans...

Rhonda did tons of local modeling and acting in New Orleans, and was knows as the "let's get in shape!" gal...she squealed that with the same zest that became her signature on "Up All Night."

At the insistence of Chuck Barris, Rhonda appeared on three "Dating Games," "The Gong Show," and won the "1.98 Beauty Pageant."  She also went on to work on two other pilots for Chuck called "Comedy Courtroom," a forerunner to all the court shows that are so popular today...

Rhonda did more that 375 episodes of "Up All Night" for USA, yet USA network does not have a copy of one of them.

"Up All Night" was equally watched by men and women and won it's rating slot week after week.

Rhonda fell in love with  comedy in Harvey Lembeck's class.  A famous comedic actor himself, Harvey trained the likes of Robin Williams and many others in improvisational comedy.

She went on to do solo stand-up in 1987, four years before getting "Up All Night."

Rhonda also guest starred on hundreds of talk shows and television shows, but is best known for her "character" of Rhonda from "Up All Night."

Rhonda has been a headlining comedienne in Las Vegas and comedy clubs all over this country since 1991.

Rhonda loves all the great sex symbols of the 50's and 60's and loves to spoof all of them including, Marilyn, Jane,  Barbara Eden and Racquel!

Rhonda collects Bob Mackie Barbies and  Sissy dolls by Madame Alexander.

Rhonda owns one hundred pairs of boots, and two hundred pairs of pumps and sandals.

Rhonda has appeared in Playboy many times...the first was in 1978 as a mere pup in "Girls of the New South."  She was totally clothed and was still dethroned from one of  her 48 titles, because of the connotation of appearing in Playboy Magazine at that time.

Since then she appeared in her own layout "Women of Comedy" in 1991 and "Rhonda is Up All Night," in 1993...it was a six page layout that Hef loved...He said it combined sexuality and humor...a very hard thing to do!

Rhonda loves to cook and eat...she will  never be Calista Flockhart...

Rhonda loves gumbo, oyster dressing, all vegetables and seafood are Rhonda's favorites...

Rhonda is very old fashioned in spite of her over the top look...

Rhonda loves ultra feminine with pink everywhere...

Rhonda loves baths, hates showers...

Rhonda is a bit of a hypochondriac and a nerd (loves to surf the web on her high speed DSL connection.)

Rhonda hates to watch television, loves to rent the top films...

Rhonda loves to dance, was a dance instructor in New Orleans at the Ann Maucele School of Dance...

Rhonda loves very small dogs...doesn't own one presently...looking for a  teacup Chihuahua or poodle...

Rhonda loves neat, hates messy...hates an unknown hair in a hotel tub...ychhhh...

Diet Coke rules...Diet Rite even better...

Rhonda loves Merlot wine and an occasional dirty, dry Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred...she is not James Bond...

Favorite movie is still "Gone With The Wind."

Rhonda's idol is her mother...Jennie

Rhonda loves high pumps and sexy lingerie...but adores Victoria Secrets night shirts...

Rhonda loves sushi and can eat it every night of the year...especially sashimi...raw fish...

Rhonda loves raw oysters in New Orleans and eats two and a half dozen at a time...slurp...

Rhonda's favorite song is Spooky by the Classics IV...

Rhonda drives a red hot Mercedes SLK320 Sport...

Rhonda re-united with her childhood sweetheart and got married  January 11 of 2001.  She met Van Fagan when she was twelve and he was thirteen.  Van was married once and Rhonda never when he contacted her through classmates.com.  They got together December  27th, 2001 and eloped 15 days later.

Rhonda put together a new show..."Rhonda's Comedy Pajama Party'" and is touring with it all over the country and Las Vegas.  Much like Up All Night, Rhonda has four funny and sexy comediennes join her in their lingerie for an evening of fun and frivolity!

Rhonda believes, "Too much of a good thing...is good."

Rhonda says, "Behind every great woman is a great behind!"

Rhonda created her own line of undergarments called "Rhonda's Shear Shapewear" ...real lingerie for real women...seen on Home Shopping Network.

Rhonda is a celebrity spokesperson for the Los Angeles Chapter of the United Scleroderma Foundation

She was one of the first people that Hugh Hefner allowed into the legendary Playboy Mansion for taping her USA show. She also continues to host events from their cyber-club Playboy.com.

She won Miss Golden Globe in 1983.

Was hired by actor Wally George to play one of his guest loonies on his TV talk show, before she became hostess of the USA Up All Night series.

Rhonda coined the phrase "your bedtime buddy," and that she is...an insomniac herself...she always scheduled her college classes late morning when she could.

Rhonda believes," A winner is never a quitter, and a quitter is never a winner."

Rhonda is here to stay!