Elise Doganieri (born April 21, 1967) is an American co-creator and co-executive producer of the

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The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality competition franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. ''The Amazing Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselv ...

''. Doganieri's other credits include serving as show producer of ABC's ''Profiles from the Front Line'' as well as producer and story editor on the pilot for Paramount's ''Wild Things''. ''The Amazing Race'' is a reality adventure series follows teams of two (teams of four in season 8) racing around the world for a one-million-dollar prize. The show hit its 100th episode mark in the fall of 2005 during its ninth season. The show has won the top reality series

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for seven years in a row. In 2004, received the Producers Guild Award. The series, which premiered in 2001, is produced by Earthview Inc. the production company that Elise Doganieri runs with her husband

Bertram van Munster Bertram van Munster (born 1940) is a Netherlands, Dutch-born United States, American co-creator and executive producer of ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. He is also the creator of ''Profiles from the Front Line'' and ...

along with Bruckheimer TV and Touchstone TV. Elise Doganieri is also an executive producer of Oprah Winfrey's reality show '' Oprah's Big Give''. and of '' The Quest'' television series. Doganieri lives in

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with her husband Bertram van Munster and their daughter Ava.

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