Melisa McLaney from Bama Belles on TLC
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PHOTOS Meet Melissa McLaney of TLC’s Bama Belles

ByAsa Hawks

TLC’s new reality series Bama Belles features five women living in the small Southern town of Dothan, Alabama. The women on the show range in age from 25 to 39 and come from diverse backgrounds, including a couple Northern transplants trying to adjust to the Southern lifestyle.

One of the cast members that needs no adjusting is 35-year-old Melissa Mclaney, a stunning former beauty queen and current business owner that was born right up the road from Dothan in Ozark, Alabama. Keep reading for Melissa’s life story that includes years as a pharmaceutical salesperson, co-founding H2O Sports boat dealership and taking home the crown of Mrs. Alabama in 2009!

Dakota Redding from Bama Belles
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PHOTOS VIDEO Meet Dakota Redding from TLC’s “Bama Belles”

ByAsa Hawks

TLC’s Real Housewives style documentary Bama Belles introduces us to five very different women from the small town of Dothan, Alabama including North Dakota transplant Stephanie Rae “Dakota” Redding, a rodeo ridin’ occupational therapist assistant and Army Reservist who relocated to the South two years ago. Keep reading for details on her amazing array of talents with photos and a video clip preview in which Dakota defends people lacking teeth at a lawnmower race!

Val Tignini from Bama Belles
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PHOTOS VIDEOS Meet Val Tignini from ‘Bama Belles’ and ValSecrets.com

ByAsa Hawks

Brooklyn-born Val Tignini is the fish out of water on Bama Belles, TLC’s take on Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise set in the small town of Dotha, Alabama. Keep reading for photos, videos and a brief bio of this sexy media mogulista, including details about her successful web site and her adorable partner BeBe!

Bama Bells Amie Pollard Val Tignini Jana Roberts Melissa McLaney Dakota Redding
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VIDEO Watch the ‘Bama Belles’ commercial for TLC’s newest reality series!

ByAsa Hawks

TLC announced earlier this week that they will be airing a documentary mini-series titled Bama Belles based on the lives of five women living in the small town of Dothan, Alabama. The Real Housewives inspired show is set to premiere December 5 and TLC aired the first commercial during last night’s Sarah Palin’s Alaska and we’ve tracked down a YouTube version for y’all’s viewing pleasure!