Erica "Rikki" Mongeon and Victoria "Vikki" Mongeon (born February 18, 1981), better known by the

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the Ikki Twins, are identical

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, and

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. They are best known as the stars of the

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reality dating show ''

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''.

Career

Modeling

The twins started their career working as waitresses at a

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restaurant and were featured in Hooters calendars. They gained recognition when they were asked to model on a motorcycle website. The twins have appeared in several magazines, including ''

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''. They have also modeled for calendars including Umbrella Girls USA, Sexy Corvettes, and Playboy's Leather Catalog. They have worked as a runway models for Playboy, as well as Playboy Cyber Girls, and have won the title of ''Super Cyber Girl''. ''Import Tuner'' voted the twins two of the top 25 Hottest Girls of All Time.

Television

The twins starred in the reality television spin-off of ''

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'', called ''

''. The show featured 12 men and 12 women seeking the affections of the twins. The twins have served as co-hosts for

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's ''Big Time Television Show'' and

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's television show.

Bartending

As of February 2017, the twins work as the resident bartenders at Banditos Tacos and Tequila, a local

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bar.

Personal life

The twins were born in Greensburg,

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and lived in nine different states before residing in

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. They have both stated that they are

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; Rikki discovered it first and did not mention it until Vikki later discovered she was. On March 2, 2010, Rikki Mongeon was put in a medically induced coma after emergency surgery when doctors found blood on her brain following a car accident when they were clipped by a semitruck in

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. On March 6, she was brought out of her coma.

References

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