Damaris Lennon Phillips (born December 8, 1980) is an

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and television personality. In 2013 she won the ninth season of the

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television series ''

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''. She hosted the Food Network show ''

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'' for five seasons from 2013 to 2016. In 2018, she began co-hosting ''The Bobby and Damaris Show'' on Food Network with

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Personal life

Phillips was born in

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. On June 13, 2015, she married Darrick Wood in

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Education

Damaris Phillips graduated from

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, where she earned a degree in

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s. She has stated that she decided to attend culinary school because she "didn't know what to do in life". Phillips later went on to become a culinary instructor.

Food Network

''Food Network Star''

In early 2013, Phillips was a contestant on the ninth season of the

series ''

''. As one of the final three contestants, she filmed a

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for a potential series called ''Eat, Date, Love''. Phillips was announced as the winner of the competition on August 11, 2013.

''Southern at Heart''

As a reward for winning ''Food Network Star'', Phillips got her own show on Food Network, ''

''. The show premiered on October 27, 2013. The first season aired on Sundays at 10:30 am/9:30c and consisted of six episodes. The show ultimately ran for five seasons, from 2013 to 2016, with most seasons consisting of 13 episodes. Phillips posted regular show reviews and updates to her

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page. An episode airing on April 19, 2015, was watched by 816,000 viewers.

''The Bobby and Damaris Show''

Since September 2017, she has co-hosted ''The Bobby and Damaris Show'' on Food Network with her former ''Food Network Star'' co-judge

''Southern and Hungry''

In October 2017, she began co-hosting
Southern and Hungry
' with

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(her

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) on Cooking Channel.

''Guy's Grocery Games''

Damaris frequently appears on ''

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'' as both a judge and as a competing chef. She often raises money for charity when competing, most frequently for the story program in

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