# Megan Hauserman

Megan Hauserman, born November 5 1981, is an American model, reality television star and actress. She is best known for her appearances on the hit VH1 celebreality series, Rock of Love with Bret Michaels season 2, I Love Money season 1 and Rock of Love: Charm School. After becoming one of the fan favorites and most recognizable characters from the franchise, Hauserman starred in her own short-lived, infamous dating show: Megan Wants a Millionaire.

## Early life

Hauserman was born November 5, 1981. She grew up in Forest Park, Illinois and also spent some of her childhood in Chicago, Illinois.

## Modeling career

In the early 00s Hauserman began her modeling career as a holiday show model for the Jerry Springer Show, while attending college at the University of Illinois, in Chicago. She would also pose for Benchwarmer Trading Cards multiple times between 2005 to 2010.
In February 2006 Hauserman was featured as Playboy's cybergirl of the week. She would pose nude for the Playboy website, including a full photoshoot and interview. Hauserman would pose for Playboy a second time in 2007 for their Cybergirl Xtra series.
Hauserman would pose for Guitar World Magazine's 2009 Holiday issue, alongside fellow Rock of Love contestants Brandi "Brandi C" Cunningham, Destiney Sue Moore and Kristy Jo Muller. In 2010 Hauserman would be the cover girl, alongside Rock of Love contestant Daisy de la Hoya, for the Guitar World buyer's guide, special.
In 2013 Hauserman was the feature model for the Boca Raton based jewelry company Cerca Trova Fashion and led the campaign.

## Television career

Hauserman's first reality television appearance would be as the winner on the third season of Beauty and the Geek alongside her partner Alan "Scooter" Zackheim. During her time on the show Hauserman became close friends with fellow contestant Cecille Gahr. Hauserman revealed that she would spend her half of the money by quote; "I'm going to go to Disneyland, and go on vacation, and get my hair done." However, during an interview in 2008, Hauserman revealed that she put all of her $125,000 winnings towards her mortgage.
In 2008 Hauserman would appear as a contestant on the second season of VH1's hit celebreality series Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. She claimed that she discovered the casting call for the show, from an advertisement listed on Craigslist. She would place in fifth, featuring in ten episodes, as Michaels claimed he never felt a real connection with her. During her time on the show she was known for being sneaky and for her feud with fellow contestant Kristy Jo Muller. In an interview with The Jacksonville Observer she stated she was heartbroken over Michaels for a long time, claiming she truly did end up falling in love with him and that they still remained friends despite the show.
Hauserman would then go on to be a contestant on the first season of the hit VH1 celebreality spin-off, I Love Money. The shows premise consisted of 17 former celebreality contestants from; Flavor of Love, I Love New York and Rock of Love competing in both mental and physical challenges for a $250,000 cash prize. Despite placing in third, she would become the most popular player in the game with fans, by managing to manipulate the entire game in her favor from the beginning until the end. She would form an alliance with Brandi "Brandi C" Cunningham from Rock of Love with Bret Michaels season 1 and would also have a short lived alliance with Flavor of Love season 1 star Brooke "Pumkin" Thompson and Flavor of Love season 2 star Jennifer "Toastee" Toof. Hauserman and Cunningham would end their alliance with Thompson and Toof, prompting a huge food fight which ended with security having to break the fight a part, this would become one of the highlights of the entire season. Hauserman would be responsible for the eliminations of; Lee "Mr Boston" Marks, Kamal "Chance" Givens, Cindy "Rodeo" Steedle, David "12 Pack" Amerman, Heather Chadwell, Jennifer "Toastee" Toof and Brooke "Pumkin" Thompson, despite only being the paymaster (the only player with the power to eliminate) once. Hauserman would quit the competition in the season finale when it was revealed that she would have to face a jury of former contestants, majority being the contestants she had been responsible for their elimination. She stated in her exit interview she was happy with her decision to quit the show as not only it stopped her former contestants getting the satisfaction of payback, but also because she didn't want any of the eliminated players to win the money; which they could not because of her. She was happy with the final 2 competitors being Joshua "Whiteboy" Gallander and eventual winner, Nicole "Hoopz" Alexander. In the first episode Hauserman stated she wanted the money to help mentally challenged dogs, as she adopted a mentally challenged chihuahua named Lily. During the I Love Money reunion she claimed she used her given talent of out-smarting people by using her brain.
Hauserman would then go on to star in another VH1 celebreality spin-off, Rock of Love: Charm School. In which 14 former Rock of Love contestants would compete for a $100,000 cash prize by abandoning their former reality television personalities and develop correct etiquette. The show would be hosted by Sharon Osbourne, who would act as the official headmistress of Charm School. Hauserman would continue her on screen alliance with Brandi "Brandi C" Cunningham and would also team up with Rock of Love season 1 star Lacey Conner. She would place tenth, being expelled in the fourth episode after kicking Brandi "Brandi M" Mahon in the vagina during an argument. Hauserman would continue her manipulative streak in Charm School, successfully managing to get Cindy "Rodeo" Steedle expelled. During the Charm School reunion Hauserman would make derogatory comments about Ozzy Osbourne and his drug addiction, prompting Charm School headmistress Sharon Osbourne to throw a drink in Hauserman's face, attack and pull her hair. Hauserman would then file a lawsuit against Osbourne, claiming battery, infliction of emotional distress and negligence. In 2011 the case was settled out of court with the official details kept non-disclose.
In 2009 Hauserman would take part in a VH1 special titled The Great Debate. She would appear in all five episodes as a commentator giving her opinions on the debated subjects.
Hauserman would then receive her own VH1 celebreality dating show in 2009 titled; Megan Wants a Millionaire. The name stemming from her claiming on Charm School that her goal in life would be to become a trophy wife. Megan Wants a Millionaire would premier August 2 2009. In an interview Hauserman claimed she was looking for a mature guy that can handle her and does not cry, she was also wanting someone stable and she would be taking the show very seriously. Hauserman's best friends Brandi "Brandi C" Cunningham, who appeared with Hauserman on I Love Money season 1 and Rock of Love: Charm School, and Cecille Gahr, who appeared with Hauserman on Beauty and the Geek season 3; made sporadic appearances to support her and help her with her decisions on the show. On August 24 2009, VH1 announced that the show had been officially cancelled after airing just three episodes. This was due to contestant Ryan Jenkins being a suspect in the murder of Jasmine Fiore. Jenkins, who had just filmed and won the unaired season of the VH1 spin-off I Love Money season 3, would go on to brutally murder his wife Jasmine Fiore, whom he had met just two days after filming Megan Wants a Millionaire, Jenkins was eliminated placing third overall. The death of Jasmine Fiore would change reality television forever and officially end the VH1 celebreality era with the production company 51 Minds having to pay VH1 over $12 million in losses. Hasuerman would be interviewed by AOL and TMZ, in an interview with People Magazine she claimed the situation was a very challenging and upsetting time, also claiming it was a sad and tragic situation that nobody could have expected. Hauserman would also be interviewed on Nancy Grace and in 2011 she would appear on True Crime with Aphrodite Jones, this would be her first on air interview on the murder/suicide. Hauserman would upload the three aired episodes to her official YouTube channel in 2020, alongside never before seen, episodes 4 and 5. In a 2020 interview with friend and former Rock of Love season 1 contestant; Lacey Sculls, on her podcast, Hauserman stated she had genuinely fallen for Jenkins and wanted to choose him as the winner of the show, however, she was advised by production not to pick him if she wanted a second season of the show. Hauserman would reach out to Jenkins after filming ended to find out that he had already met and begun dating Fiore. In 2023 the Jenkins-Fiore case would be covered in the true crime series The Playboy Murders, Hauserman would be interviewed throughout the episode.
Hauserman would then make sporadic appearances on television including in the 2009 television specials; Sexiest Women of Reality TV and Sexiest Women of Reality TV: Bikini Babes. Also in 2009 she would appear in a Truth.com anti-smoking commercial alongside her dog Lily. In 2010 she would appear in the Rock of Love Girls: Where Are They Now special. She would also appear on BadAss! in 2011 as a "BadAss" girl, swimming with sharks in the Bahamas.
In 2014 Hauserman would be interviewed by The E! True Hollywood Story while pregnant and one month after the birth of her son at her home in Boca Raton, Florida. She would discuss a variety events from her previous reality television career to her new life as a mother.
In January 2015 she would appear in an episode of CNBC's American Greed. The story was of Tim Durham, titled "The Playboy of Indiana". Hauserman would recount a party she attended hosted by Durham in 2007.
In 2021 Hauserman was featured on Andy Cohen's documentary series on the E! Network. The documentary told the story of the evolution of reality television from its beginnings to current day productions. Megan Wants a Millionaire was featured as being one of the most highly anticipated and talked about shows on VH1 during the celebreality era before its cancellation, sealing its role in reality television history. Her time on Rock of Love, I Love Money and Rock of Love: Charm School was also highlighted.

## Personal life

Hauserman is a 2005 graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she earned a degree in accounting.
Hauserman has worked with many charities including; Susan G. Komen for the Cure, she also regularly works with animal rescue charities.
In 2014 Hauserman and her pet chihuahua Lily, won a trophy in the Lighthouse Point Dog Show in the category "Smallest Dog".
During an interview with MSN TV News, when asked about what she was going to do with her life after Megan Wants a Millionaire, she claimed she wanted to get married, have children and become an expert tennis player. In September 2014, Hauserman gave birth to her first son at West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Florida. Hauserman's husband and father of her son is professional golfer and Fuel U Fast Inc. owner Derren Edward.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Jerry Springer | Self, model | |
| 2007 | Playboy Cyber Girls | Self, model | |
| 2007 | Beauty and the Geek season 3 | Self, contestant | Winner, all episodes |
| 2008 | Rock of Love with Bret Michaels season 2 | Self, contestant | 5th place, 10 episodes |
| 2008 | I Love Money season 1 | Self, contestant | 3rd place, all episodes |
| 2008 | Fox Reality Really Awards | Self | |
| 2008 | Rock of Love: Charm School | Self, contestant | 10th place, 6 episodes |
| 2009 | The Great Debate | Self, panelist | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | Megan Wants A Millionaire | Self, bachelorette | Season cancelled after 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Sexiest Women of Reality TV Swimsuit Calendar Edition | Self, model | TV special |
| 2009 | Sexiest Women of Reality TV: Bikini Babes | Self, model | TV special |
| 2010 | Nancy Grace | Self, guest | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Rock of Love Girls: Where Are They Now | Self | TV special |
| 2010 | BadAss! | Badass girl | 1 episode |
| 2010 | 2011 | True Crime with Aphrodite Jones | Self, guest | 1 episode |
| 2014 | The E! True Hollywood Story: Life After Reality TV | Self, feature | 1 episode |
| 2015 | American Greed | Self, guest | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Talk of Love | Self, guest | 1 episode, web series |
| 2020 | #Nofilter with Zack Peter | Self, guest | 1 episode, podcast |
| 2021 | For Real: The Story of Reality TV | Self, guest | 1 episode |
| 2023 | The Playboy Murders | Self, guest | 1 episode |

## Awards and accomplishments

| Year | Award | Result | Category | Series | Notes |
| 2008 | Fox Reality Awards | Won | Favorite Awkward Moment | Rock of Love 2 VH1 | Mary Carey and Brandi Cunningham of VH1 fame also went to receive the award. |