Is Manuela Arbelaez On Price Is Right Pregnant and Is She Leaving The Show? Her Husband & Children

Manuela, who was still a new citizen in the United States, proceeded to audition for various TV acting and modeling jobs. Manuela learned of a Model Search contest for the television game show called The Price is Right during its 37th season shortly after becoming a finalist on Nuestra Belleza Latina and decided she wanted to audition.

Arbeláez was one of five lucky finalists picked from hundreds of women to appear on-camera as a model for one episode of the game show as the winner was decided by an internet fan vote and the opportunity to tape five extra episodes. The event was also held in four other locations: Los Angeles, Detroit, Birmingham, and Miami, with winners from those towns flying to Los Angeles.

Along with Manuela, who represented New York City, the other finalists were Annilie Hastey of Miami, Lindsey Kelley of Los Angeles, Ekima White of Detroit, and Amanda Shiflett of Birmingham.

The complete week of episodes aired from October 20th to October 24th, 2008, with Manuela's episode airing on Monday and Amanda's episode showing on Tuesday. Viewers submitted their ballots in an online poll that began on the 24th and ran through the 31st. After the votes were counted, Amanda was declared the winner, with her extended week of shows airing from January 12 to 16, 2009.

Although she did not win the model contest, Manuela made a lasting impression on the show's producers, and a few months later, she was employed as a regular model for the show, replacing ex-model Brandi Sherwood-Cochran, who was fired from the show due to her pregnancy and later filed a lawsuit as a result.

Arbeláez made her formal Price is Right debut on April 1, 2009 (airdate), and she will continue in the current season.

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