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Vote for the Girls, also known as Vote for the Girls AU, is an upcoming Australian internet web site created by American entrepreneur Ava Zinn based on the American site of the same name. Based on the original US site, and an addition to the Vote for the Girls franchise, web series programs are produced by executive producer Ava Zinn and her company Aeverine Zinn Holdings. Vote for the Girls is a website devoted for voting for only female contestants, based on the original US website.

The site plans to debuted on July 15, 2015, and like the American and British counterparts, is devoted to voting for the female contestants on the Seven Network television programmes The X Factor and the Nine Network television programme The Voice. The moderation panel consists of Zinn herself (also hosts the US and UK versions). Like the American version of Vote for the Girls (VFTG), fans of the site are encouraged to "only vote for female contestants". According to the American version of site, the purpose is "to support voting for the entertaining contestants who the producers would love to see win on American Idol" in order to make it a "real good show."

History and Development
In 2008, Ava Zinn began watching American Idol (based on the original UK Pop Idol) and seeing the eliminations of female contestants from the seventh through the latter part of the ninth season, Zinn realized that she decided to do something about keeping female contestants on American Idol and eventually discovered discovered that Vote for the Worst essentially ruined American Idol. VFTG USA's first two seasons of American Idol were massively successful, but while fell short when the winner of American Idol was announced. Zinn wished to launch a new site which she would own the rights to. In 2010, following the elimination of Siobahn Magnus, Vote for the Girls, created by Zinn with no involvement from Vote for the Worst creator Dave Della Terza.

On October 2, 2013, Zinn announced plans to launch an Australian version of Vote for the Girls. Zinn is expected to host the particular version even though the Australian versions of "The X Factor" and "The Voice" air around 4:00 AM Eastern time (8 PM in Australia). This will resulted in Zinn the only personality to simultaneously host regular programs in three countries: United States (since 2010), United Kingdom (since 2013) and Australia (as of 2015).

Zinn has stated that unlike the American and British versions, which are aired live and has resources to make the latter version possible, the Australian version will be tape-delayed due to the the aforementioned programmes airing in the early morning hours in the United States, VFTG AU will post the episode results on the YouTube Channel at approximately 5 PM Eastern Fridays (9 AM in Australia Saturdays) on a tape delay rather than airing it live, with the voting information for the next X Factor or The Voice performance show under a special dispensation early to Zinn to air in the early morning hours until a moderator based in Australia can be found for the Australian version. This is done because no live streams to Seven and Nine Networks are currently available in the United States.

Plans for the Australian version initially came to a halt on February 9, 2014 as Zinn announced an Australian version was a no go. Zinn cited the cancellation of The X factor USA as the reason for the scrapped Australian version. The decision was later reversed when Zinn posted the Australian version will debut in 2015.

The Australian version of Vote for the Girls will follows the original American version's model completely, with Zinn presenting the show as it would have aired in Australia due to a lack of live feeds from Australia accessible in the United States (in stark contrast to the American and British versions that are aired live in the United Kingdom as London is GMT, but in general Zinn is able to watch the the UK version on Eastern Time-based AZH Holdings as early as 1:30 PM US Eastern (depending on the British programme's schedule).)

Co-hosts
The moderator line-up was revealed on the VFTG Australia Twitter page. At the time of the Australia version of VFTG's announcement, Ava Zinn, whom also hosts the original American and British versions, was the only confirmed moderator for the site. She later said that she was taking the choices of who to join her on the site very seriously, saying, "It's pointless hiring moderators who don't know anything about the music business, yet demonstrates passion about voting for female contestants. I'll probably go and find someone who did what I did for a living. I was an host 10 years." Eventually, American feminist Khayla Chow and American transwoman Kathi Jameson (ironically Chow and Jameson also were moderators on Vote for the Girls UK, as well as Jameson on the original American version) are confirmed to join Zinn in the Vote for the Girls Australia moderator panel.

Note: The first seat serves as the moderator. When the moderator is off, Zinn acts as moderator and moves to the first seat.

When the chief moderator is off, Zinn acts as moderator and moves to the 1st seat.

Opening theme/Theme Song
The primary opening theme is "What You've Done To Me" by Australian X Factor season 4 winner Samantha Jade; however, the instrumental version is used. Though the theme song has been used on both the American and British versions since 2013, even though the song has not been formally released in the United States and United Kingdom.

The opening will feature the victories of Jade, Dami Im, Karise Eden, and Anja Nissen.

X Factor (AU)
Series 7
 * To Be Determined

The Voice (AU)
Series 4
 * TBA (Team will)
 * TBA (Team Kylie)
 * TBA (Team Joel)
 * TBA (Team Ricky)

Moderator Picks


 * Ava Zinn
 * TBA


 * TBD
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 * TBD
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 * TBD
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