From Reno, Nevada comes Ellie Heagney, a spunky rock and roll girl who was raised by her grandparents. She likes being feminine and girly, but also likes her hard edge. Her musical inspirations include Ani DeFranco, Korn, Metallica, Avril Lavigne, Evanescence, Puddle of Mudd and Nickelback, to name a few. She also enjoys snowboarding, sky diving, bungee jumping and dancing.

Ellie competes with 31 other contenders in the new MTV reality dating game, A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila, where she vies for the love of the Internet celebrity, Tila Tequila.



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