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From Reality TV to Broadway

Posted Jul 25, 08 11:30 AM CDT in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – In just a year, Bailey Hanks has gone from sorority girl to reality TV star to Broadway star. The 20-year-old preacher’s daughter from South Carolina beat out nine other hopefuls on MTV’s Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods and made her stage debut on Wednesday, ABC News reports.

“Everything happened so fast I didn’t have time to be nervous,” said Hanks. “I just have butterflies—excited butterflies. I’m in a dream world.”

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Bailey Hanks, winner of MTV"s reality show "Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods," poses for a portrait in New York.   (AP Photo/Ed Ou)
Bailey Hanks won MTV's "Legally Blond The Musical: The Search For Elle Woods" and debuted on Broadway this week.   (Getty Images (by Event) Individuals)
Bailey Hanks as Elle Woods in Broadway's "Legally Blonde: the Musical"   (Getty Images (by Event) Individuals)
The 10 contestants on MTV's "Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods."   (AP Photo/MTV)
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