Courtney Hansen

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Courtney Hansen
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Websitehttp://www.courtneyhansen.com

Courtney Hansen

fashion model
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Biography

Courtney Hansen was born on October 2, 1974, in

SCCA national racing championships. From 1973 to 2006 her family owned Brainerd International Raceway and she grew up in Orono, Minnesota, and spent much time around the pits and garages at racing tracks. As a result, she is an automobile enthusiast, and much of her work to date has revolved around automobiles.[3]
Courtney Hansen married Jay Hartington, her longtime boyfriend and father of her child, on July 21, 2018, in Taormina, Italy.

Career

After graduating with a degree in marketing from

and other major magazines.

Hansen's first major TV role was co-host of the hit car makeover series

TLC's automotive-themed shows Rides, and Million Dollar Motors.[6] Hansen has been a spokes-model for Matco Tools,[citation needed] Dodge,[citation needed] and Rolls-Royce.[6] Her participation in Overhaulin' was far from superficial; she helped with the disassembling and assembly of cars for the show.[citation needed
]

Additionally, Hansen wrote a column for FHM,[

), a book offering women and first time car buyers advice on how to care for their cars.

Hansen hosted Autoweek's Vinsetta Garage for Discovery Channel's Velocity network.[citation needed] The show was named after Vinsetta Garage, a century-old Detroit landmark that Autoweek Magazine saved from demolition. The garage serviced everything from carriages to Ford Model Ts to Chevrolet Corvettes.[3]

In January 2014 Hansen started duties as host of the new NBC Sports, Spike TV and CBS Sports TV series PowerNation, and was the spokesperson for Endurance Warranty Services, LLC Endurance Warranty until 2017.[citation needed]

On 5 July 2014 she had her first child, Holland Marysia Walker Hartington, a daughter with 35-year-old entrepreneur, Jay Hartington (owner of Rumbatime and MarissaCollections.com, among other ventures).[citation needed]

Hansen dated "Idiotest" host Ben Gleib in 2006–2007.[citation needed]

Courtney announced she is leaving Powernation at the end of 2015 to pursue other endeavors.[citation needed]

Notes

  1. ^ Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2004.
  2. ^ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Bio Official Courtney Hansen Website". Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "Courtney Hansen" Retrieved 26 June 2015
  5. ^ "Gears and Girls - Courtney Hansen - Host of the Power Nation". Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Patrick Talent Agency". Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  7. ^ Courtney Hansen Career, archived from the original on February 13, 2013, retrieved March 3, 2013