Martie Duncan

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Martie Duncan is an American chef, blogger [2] and party planner. She was a finalist on the eighth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star .

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Career

Duncan has made several appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show . [3] [4] She has had no formal culinary training, nor has she ever worked in a restaurant. [2] Duncan is the president of her own party-planning company, M Content Media LLC. [3] [5]

In 2012, Duncan became a contestant on the eighth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star , being mentored by Alton Brown. [4] [6] She became one of the final four contestants, [7] eventually losing to Justin Warner. [8] On May 31, 2014, it was announced that she would be a contestant on the Food Network Star spin-off webseries Star Salvation, which gave eliminated contestants a chance to re-enter the Food Network Star competition. [9] Duncan was eliminated from Star Salvation in the second episode of the season. [10]

Personal life

Duncan was born in Birmingham, Alabama. [1] Duncan initially did not reveal her age, simply billing herself on Food Network Star as "slightly over 40"; [6] however, she gave her age as 50 on the July 15, 2012 episode. [11]

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  2. 1 2 Interview with Martie Duncan. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
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